hydatid of morgagni

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hydatid of morgagni - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydatid \Hy"da*tid\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a watery vesicle under the
     upper eyelid, fr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.]
     (Zool.)
     A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid,
     found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but
     unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by
     parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus
     and C[oe]nurus. See these words in the Vocabulary.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hydatid of Morgagni (Anat.), one of the small pedunculated
        bodies found between the testicle and the head of the
        epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the
        M["u]llerian duct.
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