n, pl  -a*ses   :  enlargement and thickening of tissues : specif  :  the enormous enlargement of a limb or the scrotum caused by obstruction of lymphatics by filarial worms of the genus Wuchereria (W. bancrofti) or a related genus (Brugia malayi) .
 
   
 
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