Look up: elephantiasis

1. Elephantiasis
   Elephantiasis is a disease characterised by inflammation of the fibrous connective tissue, leading to excessive swelling of the leg, scrotum, arm or breast and more rarely other parts of the body. It is caused by the parasitic worm Filaria which blocks the lymph vessels, and at the same time causes irritation of the skin.
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2. elephantiasis
   [n] - hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum)
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3. Elephantiasis
   Swelling of a limb caused by lymphatic obstruction. Leads to thickening of the skin (pachyderma) often used as a synonym for » filariasis but may result from syphilis or recurring streptococcal infection (elephantiasis nostra)
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4. Elephantiasis
   Elephantiasis: Lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease caused by tiny thread-like worms that live in the human lymph system. Best known from dramatic photos of people with grossly enlarged or swollen arms and legs. The parasitic worms responsible for the disease include Wuchereria b...
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5. Elephantiasis
   El`e·phan·ti'a·sis noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from 'ele`fas , -fantos , an elephant.] (Medicine) 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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6. elephantiasis
   <medicine> A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr, from, an elephant. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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7. elephantiasis
   noun hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
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8. elephantiasis
   (el″ә-fәn-ti´ә-sis) a type of secondary lymphedema that reaches massive proportions, with hypertrophy of the skin and subcutaneous tissues (pachyderma), usually of a lower limb or the scrotum, caused by chronic obstruction of lymphatic vessels. It is a filarial disease generally seen in the tropi...
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9. Elephantiasis
   • (n.) 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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10. elephantiasis
    condition associated with the infectious diseases known collectively as filariasis (q.v.).[1 related articles]
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11. elephantiasis
    elephantiasis Hypertrophy and fibrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, especially of the lower extremities and genitalia, due to long-standing obstructed lymphatic vessels, most commonly after years of infection by the filarial worms Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi.
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12. elephantiasis
    elephantiasis (el'ufăntī'usis) , abnormal enlargement of any part of the body due to obstruction of the lymphatic channels in the area (see lymphatic system), usually affecting the arms, legs, or external genitals. In tropical countries the most common cause is filariasis, infest...
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13. elephantiasis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: el′ĕ-fan-tī′ă-sis Definitions: 1. Hypertrophy, edema, and fibrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, especially of the lower limbs and genitalia with hydrocele, or enlargement of a limb, usually caused by long-standing obstructed lymphatic vess...
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14. elephantiasis
    In medicine, a condition of local enlargement and deformity, most often of a leg, though the scrotum, vulva, or breast may also be affected. The commonest form of elephantiasis is the tropical variety (lymphatic filariasis) caused by infestation by parasitic roundworms (filaria); the enlargement is due to damage of the lymphatic system which im...
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15. elephantiasis
    (el;ue-fan-ti;ua-sis) A disease caused by infection with a nematode worm in which the larvae block lymphatic drainage and produce edema; the lower areas of the body can become enormously swollen as a result.
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16. elephantiasis
    (el;ue-fan-ti;ua-sis) A disease caused by infection with a nematode worm in which the larvae block lymphatic drainage and produce edema; the lower areas of the body can become enormously swollen as a result.
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