echinococcus
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ekinokok.
2. Köpek ve kurtlarda ve nadiren de kedilerde bulunan bir parazit olup larvları Hidatit adı ile tanınırlar ve hemen bütün memelilerin vücudunda büyüyerek kistler yaparlar.
Tanımlar :
1. any of several parasitic tapeworms of the genus echinococcus, the larvae of which infect mammals and form large, spherical cysts in the liver or lungs, causing serious or fatal disease.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. Tænia echinococcus in its larval (scolex) stage, which forms the so-called hydatids occurring in the liver, brain, etc., of man and other animals; the hydatid form of the wandered scolex of Tænia echinococcus, having deutoscolices or daughter-cysts formed by gemmation.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
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