elephantiasis
elephantiasis
[ˌɛlɪf(ə)nˈtʌɪəsɪs]
noun
[ˌɛlɪf(ə)nˈtʌɪəsɪs]
noun
- [mass noun](Medicine)a condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites which cause filariasis
(医)象皮病（一种由丝虫引起的寄生虫病）
- mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, from elephas, elephant- 'elephant' + -iasis
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- aswirl adj.& adv.旋转的[地]
- aswoon adj.& adv.晕倒的[地]
- asyllabic adj.不成音节的，非音节的
- asylum n.避难所,庇护,政治避难,精神病院
- asymmetric adj.不对称的，不匀称的,<逻>非对称的
- asymmetrical adj.不均匀的，不对称的,非对等
- asymmetry n.不对称 adj.不对称的，不对等的
- asymptomatic adj.无临床症状的
- asymptomatically adv.无症状地
- asymptote n.渐近线
- asymptotic adj.渐近线的，渐近的
- asymptotical adj.渐近线的，渐近的
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