echinococcus (ek-in-o-kok'us)

Syn.: cysticercus, hydatid cyst. The larval ECHUGIN stage of the Taenia e. after it has penetrated into some ti ue of its host. e. cystic us fertilis. The brood capsules found in domestic animals, e. cystic us steriiis. The cyst from the developing e. found in the liver of cattle, e. disease. The disturbance of the system by the presence of echinococci, especially in the liver, e. granulosus. See Taenia echinococcus, under tenia, e. hominis. See e. granulosus, e. hydatidosus. The daughter cysts which develop from the mother cyst in human beings, e. multilocular is. A parasite causing a multilocular hydatid disease with colloid contents in the brain, liver, spleen, and kidneys of man. e. osteoklaster. See e. multilocular is. [Gr., echinos, hedgehog, + kokkos, berry.] Echinops sphaerocephalus (ek-e'nops sfer-o-sef'al-us). _ The globe thistle; a species growing in dry, stony places in southern and central Europe. The leaves were formerly used as a laxative and diuretic, and the seeds as a diuretic. [Gr., echinos, the hedgehog, + ops, appearance.]