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esthiomene

/ˌɛsθiˈɒməni/

esthiomene noun: elephantiasis of the vulva, particularly the labia.

Noun

esthiomene (uncountable)

  1. Elephantiasis of the vulva, particularly the labia.
    • Esthiomene simulates in its appearance cancer and lupus, from which it should always be distinguished by a microscopic examination of a section of tissue. There are inflammations of the vulva, especially in neglected gonorrhea cases ...1916, William Phillips Graves, Gynecology, page 188
    • In men chronic ulcers of the penis sometimes occur which are analogous to esthiomene in women and they too may be accompanied by anorectal stricture.1933, U.S. Public health service, The Journal of Venereal Disease Information..., page 302

Examples of esthiomene in a sentence

  • The tertiary stage is marked by symptoms such as esthiomene, urethrogenito-perineal syndrome, elephantiasis of the penis and scrotum, rectal stenosis, and plastic induration of the penis.1950, Chronicle of the World Health Organization:
  • The enlargement, thickening, and fibrosis of the labia is termed esthiomene.2009, Thomas P. Habif, Clinical Dermatology E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 409:
  • (B) Tertiary stage: Esthiomene characterized by elephantiasis and chronic ulceration of vulva.2019, Neena Khanna, Illustrated Synopsis of Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases-Ebk, Elsevier India, →ISBN, page 322:

Origin of esthiomene

From Ancient Greek ἐσθίω (esthíō, “eat, consume”), ἐσθῐομένη (esthĭoménē).

Questions about esthiomene

What does esthiomene mean?
Esthiomene means elephantiasis of the vulva, particularly the labia.
How do you use esthiomene in a sentence?
The tertiary stage is marked by symptoms such as esthiomene, urethrogenito-perineal syndrome, elephantiasis of the penis and scrotum, rectal stenosis, and plastic induration of the penis.
What part of speech is esthiomene?
Esthiomene is a noun.
How do you pronounce esthiomene?
Esthiomene is pronounced /ˌɛsθiˈɒməni/.

Words near esthiomene in the dictionary

  1. estheticize
  2. estheticized
  3. estheticizes
  4. estheticizing
  5. esthetics
  6. esthiomene
  7. Esthonia
  8. Esthonian
  9. Esthonians
  10. Esths
  11. Esti

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