Definitions for "Elephantiasis"
A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.
A lymphedema caused by the infection and blockage of lymphatic vessels by mosquito-borne parasites.
Condition caused by inflammation and obstruction of the lymphatic system, resulting in hypertrophy and thickening of the surrounding tissues usually involving the extremities and external genitalia (often as a result of filariasis).