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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς
- Latin · borrowed fromelephantiasis
- English todayelephantiasis
From Latin elephantiasis or directly from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephăntĭ́āsĭs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
elephantiasis
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Latin elephantiasis ← Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς