hydatidosis

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noun

An infection by the larvae of the canine tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.

Similar
echinococcosishydatid disease
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Meanings

nounhydatidosis (plural hydatidoses)

plural hydatidoses

  1. medicineAn infection by the larvae of the canine tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninfestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)

Similar
echinococcosishydatid disease
Broader
infestation
Also see
echinococcosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hydatid + -osis.

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Translations

Portuguese equinococose, hidatidose
  • equinococoseinfection by Echinococcus granulosus
  • hidatidoseinfection by Echinococcus granulosus
Spanish hidatidosis
  • hidatidosisinfection by Echinococcus granulosus
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APA

hydatidosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydatidosis

MLA

“hydatidosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydatidosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydatidosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydatidosis.

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