Hydatid Definition
hīdə-tĭd
noun
A cyst containing watery fluid and the larvae of certain tapeworms (esp. genus Echinococcus), found in the bodily tissue, esp. the liver, of many animals.
Webster's New World
The encysted larva of such a tapeworm.
American Heritage Medicine
adjective
Of or like such a cyst.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hydatid
Noun
Singular:
hydatid
Plural:
hydatidsOrigin of Hydatid
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Greek hudatis hudatid- watery vesicle from hudōr hudat- water wed-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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