hydatid
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
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