elephantiasis
/ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs/
elephantiasis noun: 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.
Noun
elephantiasis (usually uncountable, plural elephantiases)
elephantiasis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
elephantiasis in Hindi
- disease
- फ़ीलपाँव fīlpā̃v, हाथीपाँव hāthīpā̃v, श्लीपद ślīpad, फीलपाया phīlpāyā, फीलपा phīlpā
elephantiasis in Tamil
- disease
- யானைக்கால் நோய் yāṉaikkāl nōy
elephantiasis in Urdu
- elephantiasis
- فیل پا fīl-pā
elephantiasis in Bengali
- disease
- গোদ gōd, শ্লীপদ slipod
More languagesFewer languages
- elephantiasis in Telugu
- ఏనుగు వ్యాధి ēnugu vyādhi
- elephantiasis in Kannada
- ಆನೆಕಾಲು ರೋಗ ānekālu rōga
- elephantiasis in Gujarati
- હાથીપગું hāthīpgũ, શ્લીપદ ślīpad
- elephantiasis in Odia
- ଗୋଦର godara
- elephantiasis in Sanskrit
- श्लीपद ślīpada
- elephantiasis in Assamese
- কলগছীয়া kologosia, গোধ güdh, শ্লীপদ slipod
- elephantiasis in Nepali
- हात्तीपाइले hāttīpāile
- elephantiasis in Indonesian
- penyakit kaki gajah, kaki gajah
Synonyms of elephantiasis
Forms of elephantiasis
| plural | elephantiases |
|---|---|
| alternative form | elephantitis |
| alternative form | elephantitus |
Origin of elephantiasis
From Latin elephantiasis or directly from Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephăntĭ́āsĭs).
Words formed from elephantiasis
- angioelephantiasis
- Arabian elephantiasis
- congenital elephantiasis
- elephantiasic
- elephantiasis Arabum
- elephantiasis chirurgica
- elephantiasis gingivae
- elephantiasis neuromatosa
- elephantiasis nostras
- elephantiasis oculi
- elephantiasis scroti
- elephantiasis telangiectodes
- elephantiasis vulvae
- filarial elephantiasis
- gingival elephantiasis
- Greek elephantiasis
- lymphangiectatic elephantiasis
- nevoid elephantiasis
- oschelephantiasis
Questions about elephantiasis
- What does elephantiasis mean?
- Elephantiasis 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.
- What is elephantiasis in Hindi?
- Elephantiasis in Hindi is फ़ीलपाँव (fīlpā̃v), हाथीपाँव (hāthīpā̃v), श्लीपद (ślīpad). See Elephantiasis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is elephantiasis?
- Elephantiasis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce elephantiasis?
- Elephantiasis is pronounced /ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs/.
- What is the plural of elephantiasis?
- The plural of elephantiasis is elephantiases.
Words near elephantiasis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: elephantiasis (page history and authors); فیل پا (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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