How to Spell Hydatid?

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. Also hy·da·tid·i·nous.

What is the meaning of hydatid disease?

Hydatid disease (also known as hydatidosis or echinococcosis) is a potentially serious, sometimes fatal, condition caused by cysts containing the larval stages of the Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) tapeworm (Dog Tapeworm).

What does the word Echinococcus mean?

: any of a genus (Echinococcus) of tapeworms that alternate a minute adult living as a commensal in the intestine of carnivores with a hydatid larva invading tissues especially of the liver of cattle, sheep, swine, and humans and acting as a dangerous pathogen.