echinococcus

echinococcus definition - medical

e·chi·no·coc·cus (ĭ-kīˌnə-kŏkˈəs)

noun pl. e·chi·no·coc·ci (-kŏkˈsīˌ, -kŏkˈīˌ)
A tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus.
Echinococcus definition - medical

Echinococcus

noun
A genus of parasitic tapeworms, the larvae of which, under certain conditions, infect humans, forming large hydatid cysts in the liver or lungs and causing serious or fatal disease.

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