hydatid

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδατίς (hudatís, “watery vesicle”).

1. A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.

   “Your sacred Majesty, he has the dropsy;— We shall find pints of hydatids in’s liver, He has not half an inch of wholesome fat Upon his carious ribs—”