elephantiasis
See also: éléphantiasis
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- elephantitis (proscribed)
- elephantitus (proscribed)
Etymology edit
From Latin elephantiasis or directly from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephantíāsis).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Translations edit
disease
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephantíāsis).
Noun edit
elephantiasis f sg (genitive elephantiasis); third declension
- elephantiasis (a very virulent kind of leprosy)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | elephantiasis |
Genitive | elephantiasis |
Dative | elephantiasī |
Accusative | elephantiasin elephantiasim |
Ablative | elephantiasī |
Vocative | elephantiasis |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “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)