hydatid

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Definition of hydatid

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
    “Your sacred Majesty, he has the dropsy;— We shall find pints of hydatids in’s liver, He has not half an inch of wholesome fat Upon his carious ribs—”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδατίς (hudatís, “watery vesicle”).

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