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Word | Elephantiasis |
Portuguese Meaning | elefantíase |
hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis / hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum) / A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. / a condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis., | |
Usage | ⇒ Manson correctly surmised that chyluria and elephantiasis were manifestations of lymphatic obstruction by adult filarial worms. |
Synonyms | acne, ague, anthrax, black death, cholera, dermatitis, diphtheria, dysentery, eczema, flu, grippe, hepatitis, herpes, hives, hookworm, hydrophobia, impetigo, infantile paralysis, influenza, itch, |
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