noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hydatid diseasehydatidosis

Etymology

Echinococcus + -osis

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