hydatid

(-tid′)

noun

a cyst containing watery fluid and the larvae of certain tapeworms (esp. genus Echinococcus), found in the body tissue, esp. the liver, of many animals

Origin: Gr hydatis (gen. hydatidos), watery vesicle < base of hydōr, water

adjective

of or like such a cyst

See hydatid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A cyst formed as a result of infestation by larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.
  2. The encysted larva of E. granulosus.

Origin:

Origin: Greek hudatis, hudatid-, watery vesicle

Origin: , from hudōr, hudat-, water; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots

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