Meaning of ELEPHANTIASIS
| Pronunciation: | | `elufun'tIusis
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| | Definition: | | [n] hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis |
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| | See Also: | | chyloderma, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis scroti, hypertrophy, nevoid elephantiasis, pachyderma | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \El`e*phan*ti"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ?,
?, an elephant.] (Med.)
A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously
thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an
elephant's hide.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A disease caused by the parasitic nematode worm Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi. The parasite blocks the lymphatic system and causes lymphatic edema, resulting in the swelling and thickening of skin tissues and the tissues immediately below the skin. The disease most commonly occurs in tropical regions and is spread by bloodsucking insects (which carry the larval worms). |
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