echinococcosis
echinococcosis · echinococcoses
A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the…A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.
More definitions
- infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Echinococcus + -osisEchinococcus + -osis
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Forms
plural: echinococcoses| Singular | echinococcosis |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms):hydatid diseasehydatidosis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable