elephantiasis
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.
Origin of elephantiasis
1Words Nearby elephantiasis
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How to use elephantiasis in a sentence
Undoubtedly his existence is a product of the system, a pathological product, a kind of elephantiasis of individualism.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockUnfortunately, he was afflicted with elephantiasis, and his appearance did not at all tend to whet the edge of our appetites.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWhat really bothers us a little is the mosquito affair—the so-called elephantiasis—ask Ross about it.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonWhat are the diagnostic characters of beginning elephantiasis?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonBut you and I, Gentlemen, let us thank God we are not officially barked about with such a leprous elephantiasis as that.
The Trial of Theodore Parker | Theodore Parker
British Dictionary definitions for elephantiasis
/ (ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs) /
pathol 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
Origin of elephantiasis
1Derived forms of elephantiasis
- elephantiasic (ˌɛlɪˌfæntɪˈæsɪk, ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪk), adjective
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