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hydatid Definition


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hydatid
noun
    1. A watery cyst or vesicle formed in the body of an animal, especially one containing a tapeworm larva.
    2. The larva that causes such a cyst.
adj
    1. Containing or resembling a hydatid.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek hydatis, hydatidos watery cyst, from hydor water.



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