elephantiasis

== English == === Alternative forms === elephantitis (proscribed) elephantitus (proscribed) === Etymology === From Latin elephantiasis or directly from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephăntĭ́āsĭs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs/ === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== elephantic ==== Translations ==== == 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. ==== 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)