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

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

His patient was a man of thirty-eight, a victim of hydatid disease of the liver, from whom he withdrew one gallon of offensive material.

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

On examining the brain of sheep thus affected, what appears to be a watery bladder, called a hydatid, is found, which may be either small or of the size of a hen’s egg.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

It occurs in connexion with recent pregnancy, and particularly with the variety of abortion termed hydatid mole.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various