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echinococcosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hydatid disease, hydatidosis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: infestation

History

Etymology

Echinococcus + -osis

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ekinokokkoosi — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm
  • French: échinococcose — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm
  • Greek: εχινοκοκκίαση (echinokokkíasi) — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm
  • Kazakh: эхинококкоз (éxinokokkoz) — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm
  • Polish: bąblowica — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm
  • Polish: echinokokoza — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm
  • Portuguese: equinococose — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm
  • Portuguese: hidatidose — a potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm