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HYDATID DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
Synonyms:
echinococcosis; hydatid disease; hydatidosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydatid disease" is a kind of...):
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)