'echinococcosis' definitions:
Definition of 'echinococcosis'
From: WordNet
noun
Infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) [syn: echinococcosis, hydatid disease, hydatidosis]
Definition of 'echinococcosis'
From: 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]