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elephantiasis
[ el-uh-fuhn-tahy-uh-sis, -fan- ]
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.
elephantiasis
/ ˌɛlɪˌfæntɪˈæsɪk; ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪk; ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs /
noun
- See filariasispathol 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 area See also filariasis
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Derived Forms
- elephantiasic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elephantiasis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elephantiasis1
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Example Sentences
Undoubtedly his existence is a product of the system, a pathological product, a kind of elephantiasis of individualism.
Unfortunately, he was afflicted with elephantiasis, and his appearance did not at all tend to whet the edge of our appetites.
What really bothers us a little is the mosquito affair—the so-called elephantiasis—ask Ross about it.
What are the diagnostic characters of beginning elephantiasis?
But you and I, Gentlemen, let us thank God we are not officially barked about with such a leprous elephantiasis as that.
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