echinococcus
noun
echi·no·coc·cus
| \ i-ˌkī-nə-ˈkä-kəs
\
\
plural echinococci\ i-ˌkī-nə-ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī
, -ˈkäk-(ˌ)(s)ē \
, -ˈkäk-(ˌ)(s)ē \
Definition of echinococcus
: any of a genus (Echinococcus) of tapeworms that alternate a minute adult living as a commensal in the intestine of carnivores with a hydatid larva invading tissues especially of the liver of cattle, sheep, swine, and humans and acting as a dangerous pathogen
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for echinococcus
echinococcus
noun
echi·no·coc·cus
| \ -nə-ˈkäk-əs
\
\
Medical Definition of echinococcus
1
capitalized
: a genus of tapeworms of the family Taeniidae (such as Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis) that alternate a minute adult living as a harmless commensal in the intestine of dogs and other carnivores with a hydatid larva invading tissues especially of the liver of mammals (such as cattle, sheep, swine, and humans), and acting as a serious often fatal pathogen
2
plural echinococci\ -ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī
, -ˈkäk-(ˌ)(s)ē \
: any tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus
also
: hydatid sense 1
, -ˈkäk-(ˌ)(s)ē \
: any tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus
also
: hydatid sense 1