Echinococcus

Echinococcus
n.
a genus of small parasitic tapeworms that reach a maximum length of only 8 mm. Adults are found in the intestines of dogs, wolves, or jackals. If the eggs are swallowed by a human, who can act as a secondary host, the resulting larvae penetrate the intestine and settle in the lungs, liver, or brain to form large cysts, usually 5–10 cm in diameter (see hydatid disease). Two species causing this condition are E. granulosus and E. multilocularis.

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  • Echinococcus — multilocularis Systematik Klasse: Bandwürmer (Cestoda) Unterklasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Echinococcus — Echinococcus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Echinococcus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Echinococcus Clasificación científica Reino: Animalia Filo …   Wikipedia Español

  • echinococcus — [ē kī΄nō käk′əs, ek΄i nōkäk′əs] n. 〚ModL /span> ECHINO + COCCUS〛 any of a genus (Echinococcus) of tapeworms that cause disease in mammals: see HYDATID * * * e·chi·no·coc·cus (ĭ kī nə kŏkʹəs) n …   Universalium

  • echinococcus — Género de gusanos. La especie Echinoccus granulosus es una pequeña tenia parásita de perros y lobos, cuya larva la hidátide se desarrolla en el hombre constituyendo los tumores hidatínicos (fotografía [véase… …   Diccionario médico

  • Echinococcus — E*chi no*coc cus ([e^]*k[imac] n[ o]*k[o^]k*k), n. [NL., fr. Gr. echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + ko kkos grain, seed, berry. So called because forming little granular bodies, each armed with hooklets and disposed upon the inner wall of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • echinococcus — [ē kī΄nō käk′əs, ek΄i nōkäk′əs] n. [ModL < ECHINO + COCCUS] any of a genus (Echinococcus) of tapeworms that cause disease in mammals: see HYDATID …   English World dictionary

  • Echinococcus — Echinococcus, Hülsenwurm, sonst als besondere Eingeweidewurmgattung betrachtet, jetzt als Brut (Cyste) der Bandwürmer erkannt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Echinococcus — Echinococcus, Hülsenwurm, s. Bandwürmer S. 329 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Echinococcus — Echinococcus, s. Bandwürmer …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Echinococcus — vgl. Echinokokkus …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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