Hydatid — Hy da*tid, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a watery vesicle under the upper eyelid, fr. y dwr, y datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.] (Zo[ o]l.) A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydatid — can refer to:* Echinococcosis * Hydatid of Morgagni … Wikipedia
hydatid — [hī′dətid΄] n. [Gr hydatis (gen. hydatidos), watery vesicle < base of hydōr, WATER] 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 adj. of … English World dictionary
hydatid — 1. SYN: h. cyst. 2. A vesicular structure resembling an Echinococcus cyst. [G. hydatis, a drop of water, a hyatid] Morgagni h. SYN: vesicular appendages of epoophoron, under appendage. nonpedunculated h. SYN: appendix of … Medical dictionary
hydatid — n. a bladder like cyst formed in various human tissues following the growth of the larval stage of an Echinococcus tapeworm. E. granulosus produces a single large fluid filled cyst, called unilocular hydatid, which gives rise internally to… … The new mediacal dictionary
hydatid — /huy deuh tid/, Pathol. n. 1. a cyst with watery contents that is produced in humans and animals by a tapeworm in the larval state; cysticerus. 2. a cystic vestige of an embryonic feature. adj. 3. Also, hydatidinous. of or pertaining to a hydatid … Universalium
hydatid — hy•da•tid [[t]ˈhaɪ də tɪd[/t]] n. 1) pat a cyst with watery contents that is produced by a tapeworm larva, esp. of the genus Echinococcus[/ex] 2) pat a cystic vestige of an embryonic feature 3) pat Also, hy da•tid′i•nous. of or pertaining to a… … From formal English to slang
hydatid — n. fluid filled cyst, especially containing tape worm larva. ♦ hydatidinous, a. ♦ hydatiform, a. like a hydatid. ♦ hydatigenous, a. producing hydatid … Dictionary of difficult words
hydatid — noun Etymology: Greek hydatid , hydatis watery cyst, from hydat , hydōr Date: 1683 the larval cyst of a tapeworm (genus Echinococcus) occurring as a fluid filled sac containing daughter cysts in which scolices develop … New Collegiate Dictionary
hydatid disease — n a form of echinococcosis caused by the development of hydatids of a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus (E. granulosus) in the tissues esp. of the liver or lungs of humans and some domestic animals (as sheep and dogs) * * * (hydatidosis,… … Medical dictionary
