Definition of Hydatid disease

1. Noun. Infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms).

Exact synonyms: Echinococcosis, Hydatidosis
Generic synonyms: Infestation

Medical Definition of Hydatid disease

1. A tissue infection by the larval stage of the Echinococcus granulosus worm. This disease is common in South America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Sporadic cases have been reported in the us. Infection occurs after ingestion of eggs in infected dog faeces. The infection is carried to the liver where cysts form. Cysts may also form in the lungs, bone, brain, kidney, muscles and spleen. Symptoms include abdominal pain, itching, cough, haemoptysis, chest pain and fever. Treatment includes the surgical removal of cysts from the tissue. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydatid Disease

hydathodes
hydatid
hydatid
hydatidiform
hydatidiform mole
hydatidiform mole
hydatidocele
hydatidoma
hydatidosis
hydatidosis
hydatidostomy
hydatids
hydatid cyst
hydatid cyst of morgagni
hydatid disease (current term)
hydatid disease (current term)
hydatid fremitus
hydatid mole
hydatid polyp
hydatid pregnancy
hydatid rash
hydatid resonance
hydatid sand
hydatid thrill
hydatiform mole
hydatiform mole: types
Hydatigera taeniaeformis
hydatoid
hydatoid
Hyde

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