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Hydatid

Hydatid Meaning & Definition
Hydatid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hydatid?

[n] cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)

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Hydatid In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy"da*tid\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a watery vesicle under the upper eyelid, fr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.] (Zo["o]l.) A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and C[oe]nurus. See these words in the Vocabulary. {Hydatid of Morgagni} (Anat.), one of the small pedunculated bodies found between the testicle and the head of the epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the M["u]llerian duct.

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