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hydatid

n. (மரு.) நோய் நீர் தேங்கியுள்ளமை, இழைக்கச்சைப் புழுவினால் ஆகி அதனை உட்கொண்ட நோய்நீர்த் தேக்கப்பை.


Hy"da*tid, n. Etym: [Gr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in the Vocabulary. Hydatid of Morgagni (Anat.), one of the small pedunculated bodies found between the testicle and the head of the epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the Müllerian duct.


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