hydatid

American  

[hahy-duh-tid] / ˈhaɪ də tɪd /

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.

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adjective

1. Also hydatidinous of or relating to a hydatid.

2. containing or affected by hydatids.

hydatid British  

/ ˈhaɪdətɪd /

noun

1. a large bladder containing encysted larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus: causes serious disease in man

2. Also called: hydatid cyst.  a sterile fluid-filled cyst produced in man and animals during infestation by Echinococcus larval forms

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Etymology

Origin of hydatid

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

Example Sentences

But her history was bad �a Latzko Caesarean section for Bandl's ring and toxemia�and we found a hydatid of Morgagni then.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lieutaud cites a case, reported by Blanchard, in which, in a case of hydatid disease, the stomach contained 90 pounds of fluid.

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

The hydatid in the brain from which Fig.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose

Buck mentions a case of hydatid cysts in the wall of the left ventricle, with rupture of the cysts and sudden death.

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

Of the diseases affecting individual bones and predisposing them to fracture may be mentioned suppurative osteomyelitis, hydatid cysts, tuberculosis, syphilitic gummata, and various forms of new-growth, particularly sarcoma and secondary cancer.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander