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hydatid

hydatid noun: a cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.

Noun

hydatid (plural hydatids)

  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—1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts

hydatid meaning in Tamil

hydatid in Tamil

நாடாப்புழு இடைப்பருவ நீர்க் கூடு, நீர்க்குமிழ், ஹைடாட்டிட்

Forms of hydatid

pluralhydatids

Origin of hydatid

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

Words formed from hydatid

Questions about hydatid

What does hydatid mean?
Hydatid means a cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
What is hydatid in Tamil?
Hydatid in Tamil is நாடாப்புழு இடைப்பருவ நீர்க் கூடு, நீர்க்குமிழ், ஹைடாட்டிட். See Hydatid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hydatid?
Hydatid is a noun.
What is the plural of hydatid?
The plural of hydatid is hydatids.

Words near hydatid in the dictionary

  1. hydantoins
  2. Hydaspes
  3. hydathode
  4. hydathodes
  5. hydatic
  6. hydatid
  7. hydatid of Morgagni
  8. hydatidiform
  9. hydatidoses
  10. hydatidosis
  11. hydatids

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