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hydatid disease
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hydatid disease - infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)echinococcosis, hydatidosisinfestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites |
hydatid disease
hydatid disease: see tapewormtapeworm,
name for the parasitic flatworms forming the class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase of their lives as parasites in the gut of a vertebrate animal (called the primary host).
..... Click the link for more information. .hydatid disease[′hīd·ə·dəd di‚zēz] (medicine) echinococcosis hydatid disease
hydatid [hi´dah-tid] 1. cyst" >hydatid cyst.2. any cystlike structure.hydatid disease an infection, usually of the liver, caused by larval forms (hydatid cysts) of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus, and characterized by the development of expanding cysts. In the infection caused by E. granulosus, single or multiple cysts that are unilocular in character are formed, and in that caused by E. multilocularis, the host's tissues are invaded and destroyed as the cysts enlarge by peripheral budding. Called also echinococcosis.hydatid of Morgagni a cystlike remnant of the müllerian duct attached to a testis or fallopian tube.sessile hydatid the hydatid of Morgagni" >hydatid of Morgagni connected with a testis.stalked hydatid the hydatid of Morgagni" >hydatid of Morgagni connected with a fallopian tube" >fallopian tube.hy·da·tid dis·easeinfection of humans, sheep, and most other herbivorous and omnivorous mammals with larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus cyst; frequently found in the liver.hydatid disease See Hydatid cyst disease. hy·da·tid dis·ease (hī'dă-tid di-zēz') Infection with the metacestode larvae of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. hydatid disease A disorder caused by ingesting tapeworm eggs so that the part of the worm life-cycle that normally occurs in dogs or pigs affects a human person. The worm embryos enter the bloodstream from the intestines and are carried to the liver, lungs, muscles and brain where they form cysts that gradually increase in size, causing variable damage. Brain cysts can cause EPILEPSY. Surgical removal of dangerous cysts may be necessary.AcronymsSeehot doghydatid disease
Related to hydatid disease: cysticercosis, NeurocysticercosisSynonyms for hydatid diseasenoun infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)Synonyms- echinococcosis
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