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hydatid
1. A cyst filled with liquid which forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae; such as, in echinococcosis.
2. A cyst formed in human tissue that contains the larvae of a tapeworm.
3. Etymology: from the late 17th century through modern Latin from Greek hudatis, "drop of water, watery vesicle"; from Greek hudat-, "water".
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