noun
definition
A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
Examples of hydatid in a Sentence
Inside this wall is the special covering of the embryo which shortly becomes distended with clear hydatid fluid.
The peculiar feature of the larval history of Cestodes is the development in most cases of a cyst or hydatid on the inner wall of which the scolex is formed by invagination.
In hydatid disease there is, as a rule, a marked increase in the number of those white corpuscles which possess a specially staining affinity with the dye eosin, and are therefore known as eosinophile cells.
Pedunculated hydatid.
Management of hydatid cysts Surgical treatment is the preferred option.
Cystic hydatid disease is a Zoonosis caused by ingestion of E.G. eggs by contact with dog feces.