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echinococcus

[ ih-kahy-nuh-kok-uhs ]

noun

plural echinococci
  1. any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.


echinococcus

/ ɪˌ°ì²¹Éª²Ôəˈ°ìÉ’°ìÉ™²õ /

noun

  1. any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic animals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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But a licence for them to stay was granted in January, dependent on the adult beavers being found clear of the parasitic disease echinococcus multilocularis.

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That was granted in January, dependent on the adult beavers being found clear of the parasitic disease echinococcus multilocularis.

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The echinococcus has been found as an embolus, and it is highly probable that the cysticercus, the trichina, and other animal parasites may be disseminated as emboli over the body.

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The patient's spleen was removed by E. Hahn on account of an echinococcus on Feb.

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The echinococcus, the cystic or larval stage of the echinococcus tapeworm of the dog, has been found in the eye of the horse, and a cysticercus is also reported.

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