hydatid

[ hahy-duh-tid ]

noun

1. a cyst with watery contents that is produced in humans and animals by a tapeworm in the larval state; cysticerus.
2. a cystic vestige of an embryonic feature.

adjective

1. Also hyda·tidi·nous. of or relating to a hydatid.
2. containing or affected by hydatids.

hydatid

/ ˈhaɪdətɪd /

noun

1. a large bladder containing encysted larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus: causes serious disease in man
2. Also calledhydatid cyst a sterile fluid-filled cyst produced in man and animals during infestation by Echinococcus larval forms

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydatid¹

1675–85; < Greek hydatid- (stem of hydatís ) watery vesicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydatid¹

C17: from Greek hudatis watery vesicle, from hudōr, hudat- water

Example Sentences

Dr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.

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This study of the hydatid parasites remains a remarkable contribution to medicine down even to our own day.

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The liver is by far the most common site of hydatid cysts in the human subject.

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Hydatid cysts of muscle resemble those developing in other tissues.

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Other forms of cystic disease may be due to serous or hydatid fluid, or to thin pus, being surrounded by fibrous walls.

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