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单词 elephantiasis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
el•e•phan•ti•a•sis  (el′ə fən tī′ə sis, -fan-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologya chronic filarial disease resulting in lymphatic obstruction, characterized by marked enlargement of the parts affected, esp. of the legs and scrotum, transmitted by mosquitoes.
  2. untoward growth or development:bureaucratic elephantiasis.
  • Greek elephantíāsis, equivalent. to elephant- elephant + -iāsis -iasis
  • Latin
  • 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
elephantiasis /ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs/ n
  1. a complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the affected area
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek, from elephas elephant + -iasis
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