elephantiasis

[ el-uh-fuhn-tahy-uh-sis, -fan- ]

/ ˌɛl ə fənˈtaɪ ə sɪs, -fæn- /

noun

Pathology. a chronic filarial disease resulting in lymphatic obstruction, characterized by marked enlargement of the parts affected, especially of the legs and scrotum, transmitted by mosquitoes.

untoward growth or development: bureaucratic elephantiasis.

Origin of elephantiasis

1575–85; <Latin <Greek elephantíāsis, equivalent to elephant-elephant + -iāsis-iasis

Words nearby elephantiasis

elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis nostras, elephantiasis scroti, elephantine, elephant man's disease

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Example sentences from the Web for elephantiasis

He sees a woman afflicted with elephantiasis, and straightway imagines that he himself has the same disease.
The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources|Daniel J. MacDonald
Its skin is furrowed by deep channels, like that of the victims of the foreign disease named after it, elephantiasis.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Traces of elephantiasis have been discovered among his ascendants.
Ulysses|James Joyce
You would have thought the whole ship's company was sickening for elephantiasis.
In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith

A monk came from Alexandria, Eulogius by name, bringing with him a man afflicted with elephantiasis.
The Hermits|Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for elephantiasis

elephantiasis

/ (ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs) /

noun

pathol a complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the affected areaSee also filariasis

Derived forms of elephantiasis

elephantiasic (ˌɛlɪˌfæntɪˈæsɪk, ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪk), adjective

Word Origin for elephantiasis

C16: via Latin from Greek, from elephas elephant + -iasis

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for elephantiasis

elephantiasis

[ ĕl′ə-fən-tī′ə-sĭs ]

n.

Chronic, often extreme enlargement and hardening of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue, especially of the legs and external genitals, resulting from lymphatic obstruction and usually caused by infestation of the lymph glands and vessels with a filarial worm.

Other words from elephantiasis

el′e•phan•ti′ac′ (-tī′ăk′) adj.

单词	elephantiasis
释义	elephantiasis [ el-uh-fuhn-tahy-uh-sis, -fan- ] / ˌɛl ə fənˈtaɪ ə sɪs, -fæn- / noun Pathology. a chronic filarial disease resulting in lymphatic obstruction, characterized by marked enlargement of the parts affected, especially of the legs and scrotum, transmitted by mosquitoes. untoward growth or development: bureaucratic elephantiasis. Origin of elephantiasis 1575–85; <Latin <Greek elephantíāsis, equivalent to elephant-elephant + -iāsis-iasis Words nearby elephantiasis elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis nostras, elephantiasis scroti, elephantine, elephant man's disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elephantiasis He sees a woman afflicted with elephantiasis, and straightway imagines that he himself has the same disease. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources\|Daniel J. MacDonald Its skin is furrowed by deep channels, like that of the victims of the foreign disease named after it, elephantiasis. The Letters of Cassiodorus\|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) Traces of elephantiasis have been discovered among his ascendants. Ulysses\|James Joyce You would have thought the whole ship's company was sickening for elephantiasis. In Eastern Seas\|J. J. Smith A monk came from Alexandria, Eulogius by name, bringing with him a man afflicted with elephantiasis. The Hermits\|Charles Kingsley British Dictionary definitions for elephantiasis elephantiasis / (ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs) / noun pathol a complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the affected areaSee also filariasis Derived forms of elephantiasis elephantiasic (ˌɛlɪˌfæntɪˈæsɪk, ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪk), adjective Word Origin for elephantiasis C16: via Latin from Greek, from elephas elephant + -iasis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for elephantiasis elephantiasis [ ĕl′ə-fən-tī′ə-sĭs ] n. Chronic, often extreme enlargement and hardening of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue, especially of the legs and external genitals, resulting from lymphatic obstruction and usually caused by infestation of the lymph glands and vessels with a filarial worm. Other words from elephantiasis el′e•phan•ti′ac′ (-tī′ăk′) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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