Thesaurus: hydatid

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1. n. A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in the Vocabulary.
2. n. cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
3. A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in the Vocabulary. Hydatid of Morgagni (Anat.), one of the small pedunculated bodies found between the testicle and the head of the epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the Müllerian duct.
4. A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, foundin various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with thetissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larvaltapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in theVocabulary. Hydatid of Morgagni (Anat.), one of the smallpedunculated bodies found between the testicle and the head of theepididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the Müllerian duct.
5. n. cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)