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noun
A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cyst
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδατίς (hudatís, “watery vesicle”).
