HYDATID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hydatid" is a kind of...):

cyst (a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure)

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