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Definition of: hydatid
(hī′də·tid) noun
1. An encysted vesicle containing an aqueous fluid.
2. An encysted larval stage of a tapeworm.
—adjective Of or pertaining to a water–containing cyst. [<Gk. hydatis drop of water]
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