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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 > |