hydatid
/hahy-duh-tid/US // ˈhaɪ də tɪd //UK // (ˈhaɪdətɪd) //
水瘤,水虱,水肿,水痘
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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
- : 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.
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