英语词汇“elephantiasis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	elephantiasis
释义	el·e·phan·ti·a·sis \ˌeləfən.ˈtīəsə̇s, -ˌfan-\ noun (plural elephantia·ses \-īəˌsēz\) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of leprosy in which the skin takes on the appearance of an elephant's hide, from Greek, from elephant-, elephas elephant + -iasis — more at elephant 1. : enlargement and thickening of tissues; specifically : the enormous enlargement of a limb or the scrotum resulting from obstruction of lymphatics by filarial worms — compare filariasis 2. : an undesirable enormous growth, enlargement, or overdevelopment < dislikes elephantiasis in labor and in government as much as in industry — Robert Lekachman > < his obsession for self-expression … resulted in verbal elephantiasis — Saturday Review >
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