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Echinococcus   Listen
noun
Echinococcus  n.  (Zoöl.) 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 Taenia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. The adult form is not found in man.






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Words linked to "Echinococcus" :   cestode, genus Echinococcus, tapeworm



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