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ECHINOCOCCOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does echinococcosis mean?
• ECHINOCOCCOSIS (noun)
The noun ECHINOCOCCOSIS has 1 sense:
1. infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
Familiarity information: ECHINOCOCCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
echinococcosis; hydatid disease; hydatidosis
Hypernyms ("echinococcosis" is a kind of...):
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)
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