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hydatid

/hahy-duh-tid/US // ˈhaɪ də tɪd //UK // (ˈhaɪdətɪd) //

水瘤,水虱,水肿,水痘

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cyst with watery contents that is produced in humans and animals by a tapeworm in the larval state; cysticerus.
    • : a cystic vestige of an embryonic feature.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also hy·da·tid·i·nous. of or relating to a hydatid.
    • : containing or affected by hydatids.

Examples

  • Dr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.

  • This study of the hydatid parasites remains a remarkable contribution to medicine down even to our own day.

  • The liver is by far the most common site of hydatid cysts in the human subject.

  • Hydatid cysts of muscle resemble those developing in other tissues.

  • Other forms of cystic disease may be due to serous or hydatid fluid, or to thin pus, being surrounded by fibrous walls.