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hydatids

hydatids is the plural of hydatid.

Meaning of hydatid

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

Phrases with hydatids

Questions about hydatids

What is hydatids the plural of?
Hydatids is the plural of hydatid.

Words near hydatids in the dictionary

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

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