Definitions from Wiktionary (elephantiasis)
▸ noun: (pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area.
▸ noun: (pathology, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy.
filarial elephantiasis,
elephantiasis neuromatosa,
elephantiasis scroti,
nevoid elephantiasis,
Elephantiasis nostras,
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▸ noun: (pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area.
▸ noun: (pathology, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy.
Similar:
elephantitis,
elephantitus,
filariasis,
podoconiosis,
filariosis,
chylocele,
filiariasis,
elephantiasis Arabum,
elephantiac,
loiasis,
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filarial,
scrotal,
congenital,
true,
genital,
tropical,
endemic,
vulval,
tubercular,
greek,
enormous
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