Canadian English Meaning of echinococcus
hydatid cyst
Other Canadian English words related to hydatid cyst
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of echinococcus
- echinococcosis => hydatid disease
- echinochloa frumentacea => Barnyard grass
- echinochloa crusgalli => Barnyard grass
- echinochloa => Cockspur grass
- echinocereus => Hedgehog Cactus
- echinocactus grusonii => Golden Barrel Cactus
- echinocactus => echinocactus
- echinite => Echinite
- echinital => Top-notch
- echinidan => echinid
Definitions and Meaning of echinococcus in English
echinococcus (n)
tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
echinococcus (n.)
A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the Taenia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog.
FAQs About the word echinococcus
hydatid cyst
tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animalsA parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (ca
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
echinococcosis => hydatid disease, echinochloa frumentacea => Barnyard grass, echinochloa crusgalli => Barnyard grass, echinochloa => Cockspur grass, echinocereus => Hedgehog Cactus,
