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Medical Definition of Osseous hydatid cyst
1. A morphological form of hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus, and found in the long bones or the pelvic arch of humans if the embryo is filtered out in bony tissue; in this site no limiting membrane forms and the cyst grows in an uncontrolled fashion, producing cancellous structures and inducing fracture, followed by spread to new sites. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Osseous Hydatid Cyst
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