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.
A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of taenia echinococcus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
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 Tænia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. the adult form is not found in man.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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