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hydatid

hy·da·tid

uncommon

noun

1.

cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)

Origin

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

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