Echinococcosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  echinococcosis \e*chi"no*coc*co`sis\
     ([e^]*k[imac]"n[-o]*k[o^]k*k[=o]`s[i^]s), n. (Med.)
     infestation with echinococci (tapeworms). An infection with
     the larval form is called {hydatid disease}.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  echinococcosis
       n : infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) [syn: {hydatid
           disease}, {hydatidosis}]