'Hydatid of Morgagni' definitions:

Definition of 'Hydatid of Morgagni'

From: GCIDE
  • Hydatid \Hy"da*tid\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a watery vesicle under the upper eyelid, fr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.] (Zool.) A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and C[oe]nurus. See these words in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]
  • Hydatid of Morgagni (Anat.), one of the small pedunculated bodies found between the testicle and the head of the epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the M["u]llerian duct. [1913 Webster]