elephantiasis
See also: éléphantiasis
English
The swollen legs of someone suffering from elephantiasis.
Etymology
From Latin elephantiasis or directly from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephantíāsis).
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.
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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephantíāsis).
Noun
elephantiasis f (genitive elephantiasis); third declension
- elephantiasis (a very virulent kind of leprosy)
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | elephantiasis |
| genitive | elephantiasis |
| dative | elephantiasī |
| accusative | elephantiasin elephantiasim |
| ablative | elephantiasi |
| 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)
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