echinococcosis

noun

echi·​no·​coc·​co·​sis i-ˌkī-nə-kä-ˈkō-səs 

plural echinococcoses i-ˌkī-nə-kä-ˈkō-ˌsēz 

: infestation with or disease caused by an echinococcus

Examples of echinococcosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meet the fox tapeworm The new study is a retrospective one, in which a group of doctors in Switzerland examined medical records of 334 patients who developed the disease alveolar echinococcosis (AE) over a 50-year span (1973–2022). —ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025

The emergence of echinococcosis in central Asia. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2014

Present situation of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2014

Present situation of echinococcosis in the Middle East and Arabic North Africa. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2012

Echinococcus worms, which are tiny tapeworms, can cause an illness called echinococcosis. —Korin Miller, SELF, 2 Aug. 2018

Word History

Etymology

echinococcus + -osis

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for echinococcosis

• actinomycosis
• atherosclerosis
• endometriosis
• erythematosus
• erythroblastosis
• granulomatosis
• hemochromatosis
• histiocytosis
• hyperkeratosis
• ketoacidosis
• mononucleosis
• osteonecrosis

Medical Definition

echinococcosis

noun

echi·​no·​coc·​co·​sis i-ˌkī-nə-kä-ˈkō-səs 

plural echinococcoses -ˌsēz 

: infestation with or disease caused by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus

especially : hydatid disease