echinococcus

American  

[ih-kahy-nuh-kok-uhs] / ɪˌkaɪ nəˈkɒk əs /

noun

plural

echinococci

1. any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.

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echinococcus British  

/ ɪˌkaɪnəˈkɒkəs /

noun

1. any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic animals

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Example Sentences

The echinococcus has been found as an embolus, and it is highly probable that the cysticercus, the trichina, and other animal parasites may be disseminated as emboli over the body.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Again, the fact that in T�nia echinococcus one egg produces numerous individuals, tends to invalidate the argument that the increase of segments during development is a relic of specific genesis.

From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George

The patient's spleen was removed by E. Hahn on account of an echinococcus on Feb.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Delafield and Prudden report the only instance of multilocular echinococcus seen in this country.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The dog is the host for Taeniae marginala, coenurus and echinococcus.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.