Echinococcus: alternatives and connections

A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of sta…

A larval entozoon in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man a…

any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in comp…

A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals,…

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is…

A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained…

Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.

The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; -- called also bla…

Containing, or resembling, a cyst or cysts; cystic; bladdery.

The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of cutting into the bladder, as for the extraction of a calculus.

To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.

A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and oth…

Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals.

In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.

To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant.

Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite.

Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property.

Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors.