Definition of elephantiases Elephantiases
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What does elephantiases mean?
Part of speech
🔤- elephantiases, noun, plural of elephantiasis.
WordNet
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| elephantiasis - hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis | ||
| hypertrophy abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | ||
| elephantiasis neuromatosa hypertrophy of a limb | ||
| chyloderma, elephantiasis scroti swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction | ||
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Wiktionary 
- elephantiasis (Noun)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- elephantiasis (n.)
A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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elephantiasis
A syndrome that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and genitals.
Part of speech
🔤- elephantiasis, noun, singular of elephantiases.
