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hydatidosis /hy·da·tid·o·sis/ (hi″dah-tĭ-do´sis) hydatid disease.
hy·da·ti·do·sis (hd-t-dss)
n.
The diseased state caused by the presence of hydatid cysts.

hydatidosis
[hī′dətidō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, hydatis + osis, condition
infestation with the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. See also hydatid cyst.

hydatid [hi´dah-tid]
2. any cystlike structure.
hydatid disease an infection, usually of the liver, caused by larval forms (hydatid cysts) of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus, and characterized by the development of expanding cysts. In the infection caused by E. granulosus, single or multiple cysts that are unilocular in character are formed, and in that caused by E. multilocularis, the host's tissues are invaded and destroyed as the cysts enlarge by peripheral budding. Called also echinococcosis.
hydatid of Morgagni a cystlike remnant of the müllerian duct attached to a testis or fallopian tube.
sessile hydatid the hydatid of Morgagni connected with a testis.
stalked hydatid the hydatid of Morgagni connected with a fallopian tube.

hydatidosis
hydatid disease.


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Comparative sensitivity of six serological tests and diagnostic value of ELISA using purified antigen in hydatidosis.
INTRODUCTION Hydatidosis is a zoonotic infection caused by larvae of Echinococcus granulosus, which is endemic in sheep-raising regions such as the Mediterranean and the Gulf states.
Secondary multiple intracranial hydatid cysts caused by intracerebral embolism of cardiac echinococcosis: an exceptional case of hydatidosis.
 
 
 
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