echinococcus
[ ih-kahy-nuh-kok-uh s ]
/ ɪˌkaɪ nəˈkɒk əs /
noun, plural e·chi·no·coc·ci [ih-kahy-noh-kok-sahy] /ɪˌkaɪ noʊˈkɒk saɪ/.
any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
Words nearby echinococcus
echidna,
echinacea,
echinate,
echino-,
echinococcosis,
echinococcus,
echinococcus cyst,
echinoderm,
echinodermatous,
echinoid,
echinulate
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British Dictionary definitions for echinococcus
echinococcus
/ (ɪˌkaɪnəˈkɒkəs) /
noun
any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic animals
Medical definitions for echinococcus (1 of 2)
echinococcus
[ ĭ-kī′nə-kŏk′əs ]
n. pl. e•chi•no•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī′, -kŏk′ī′)
A tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus.
Medical definitions for echinococcus (2 of 2)
Echinococcus
n.
A genus of parasitic tapeworms, the larvae of which, under certain conditions, infect humans, forming large hydatid cysts in the liver or lungs and causing serious or fatal disease.