HYDATID MOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydatid mole mean? 

• HYDATID MOLE (noun)
  The noun HYDATID MOLE has 1 sense:

1. an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus

  Familiarity information: HYDATID MOLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDATID MOLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hydatid mole; hydatidiform mole; molar pregnancy

Hypernyms ("hydatid mole" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)