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hydatidosis

hydatidosis noun: an infection by the larvae of the canine tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.

Noun

hydatidosis (plural hydatidoses)

  1. An infection by the larvae of the canine tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.

Forms of hydatidosis

pluralhydatidoses

Origin of hydatidosis

From hydatid + -osis.

Words formed from hydatidosis

Questions about hydatidosis

What does hydatidosis mean?
Hydatidosis means an infection by the larvae of the canine tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.
What part of speech is hydatidosis?
Hydatidosis is a noun.
What is the plural of hydatidosis?
The plural of hydatidosis is hydatidoses.

Words near hydatidosis in the dictionary

  1. hydatic
  2. hydatid
  3. hydatid of Morgagni
  4. hydatidiform
  5. hydatidoses
  6. hydatidosis
  7. hydatids
  8. hydatids of Morgagni
  9. hydatiduria
  10. hydatiform
  11. hydatinid

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