el·e·phan·ti·a·sis
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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