elephantiasis
See also: éléphantiasis
English
Alternative forms
- elephantitis (proscribed)
- elephantitus (proscribed)
Etymology
From Latin elephantiasis or directly from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephăntĭ́āsĭs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
elephantiasis (usually uncountable, plural elephantiases)
- (pathology) 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.
- (pathology, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy.
Derived terms
- angioelephantiasis
- Arabian elephantiasis
- congenital elephantiasis
- elephantiasic
- elephantiasis Arabum
- elephantiasis chirurgica
- elephantiasis gingivae
- elephantiasis neuromatosa
- elephantiasis nostras
- elephantiasis oculi
- elephantiasis scroti
- elephantiasis telangiectodes
- elephantiasis vulvae
- filarial elephantiasis
- gingival elephantiasis
- Greek elephantiasis
- lymphangiectatic elephantiasis
- nevoid elephantiasis
- oschelephantiasis
Related terms
Translations
disease
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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephăntĭ́āsĭs).
Noun
elephantiasis f sg (genitive elephantiasis); third declension
- elephantiasis (a very virulent kind of leprosy)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | elephantiasis |
| genitive | elephantiasis |
| dative | elephantiasī |
| accusative | elephantiasin elephantiasim |
| ablative | elephantiasī |
| vocative | elephantiasis |
Synonyms
- elephantia, elephanticus morbus, elephās
References
- “elephantiasis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ĕlĕphantĭăsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 581/1.
- “elephantiasis” on page 598/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)