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hydatid definition

hy·da·tid (-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

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

adjective

of or like such a cyst

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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