elephantiasis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
WordNet
El`e*phan*ti"a*sis noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , from , , an elephant.Definitions
(Med.) A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.
