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ECHINOCOCCUS
E *
chi
`
no
*coc "cus, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A
parasite
of
man
and
of
many
domestic
and
wild
animals,
forming
compound
cysts
or
tumors (
called
hydatid
cysts )
in
various
organs,
but
especially
in
the
liver
and
lungs,
which
often
cause
death.
It
is
the
larval
stage
of
the
Tænia
echinococcus,
a
small
tapeworm
peculiar
to
the
dog.
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