First Known Use: 1900
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echinococcosis
noun echi·no·coc·co·sis \i-ˌkī-nə-kä-ˈkō-səs\
plural echi·no·coc·co·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of ECHINOCOCCOSIS
: infestation with or disease caused by an echinococcus
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Origin of ECHINOCOCCOSIS
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echinococcosis
noun echi·no·coc·co·sis \i-ˌkī-nə-kä-ˈkō-səs\
plural echi·no·coc·co·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of ECHINOCOCCOSIS
: infestation with or disease caused by a small tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus (E. granulosus); especially : hydatid disease
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