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HYDATID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hydatid mean?
• HYDATID (noun)
The noun HYDATID has 1 sense:
1. cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
Familiarity information: HYDATID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydatid" is a kind of...):
cyst (a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure)
Context examples
It is characterized by the formation of hydatid cysts mainly in the liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys.
(Echinococcosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Albendazole is used in the treatment of dog and pork tapeworm-causing diseases, including hydatid disease and neurocysticercosis.
(Albendazole, NCI Thesaurus)
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