hydatid

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Etymology

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

Noun

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hydatid (plural hydatids)

  1. A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
    • 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
      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—

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