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Elephantiasis
/ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs/
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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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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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| filarial | (medicine) Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof. |
| pachydermianoun | (medicine) Elephantiasis. |
| elephantitisnoun | Misconstruction of elephantiasis. [(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.] |
| elephantitusnoun | Misconstruction of elephantiasis. [(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.] |
| filariasisnoun | Any disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes: characterised by inflammation. |
| podoconiosisnoun | (pathology) An endemic form of nonfilarial elephantiasis |
| filariosisnoun | Misspelling of filariasis. [Any disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes: characterised by inflammation.] |
| chylocelenoun | (pathology) A form of elephantiasis |
| filiariasisnoun | Misspelling of filariasis. [Any disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes: characterised by inflammation.] |
| elephantiasis arabumnoun | (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of elephant leg. |
| elephantiacnoun | A person afflicted with elephantiasis. |
| loiasisnoun | (pathology) An infection caused by the nematode Loa loa, normally transmitted by various flies |
| microfilaremianoun | (pathology) infection of the blood with microfilariae |
| fascioliasisnoun | (pathology) infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola) |
| esthiomenenoun | (medicine) Elephantiasis of the vulva, particularly the labia. |
| microfilaridermianoun | (pathology) The presence of microfilaria in the skin |
| onchodermatitisnoun | (pathology) A form of dermatitis caused by filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca |
| parafiliariosisnoun | infection with nematodes of the genus Parafilaria |
| fascioloidiasisnoun | infection by Fascioloides parasitic flatworms. |
| microfilaridemianoun | (pathology) The presence of microfilaria in the blood |
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