ECHINOCOCCOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)

Synonyms:

echinococcosis; hydatid disease; hydatidosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("echinococcosis" is a kind of...):

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

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