elephantiasis

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Loading...

Sources

1
elephantiasis
‖ elephantiasis (ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs) [L. elephantiasis, a. Gr. ἐλεϕαντίασις, f. ἐλέϕας, elephant.] 1. The name given to various kinds of cutaneous disease, which produce in the part affected a resemblance to an elephant's hide. The best known are: a. E. Græcorum, a tubercular disease, often identified ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
2
Elephantiasis
Cause Some conditions that present with elephantiasis include: Elephantiasis nostras, due to longstanding chronic lymphangitis Elephantiasis tropica Nonfilarial elephantiasis (or podoconiosis), an immune disease affecting the lymph vessels Leishmaniasis Elephantiasis, Grade 3 lymphedema which may wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 1.5 0.0
3
elephantiasis
elephantiasis/ˌelɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs; ˌɛləfən`taɪəsɪs/ n[U]disease, esp of tropical countries, in which limbs become abnormally enlarged and the skin thickens 象皮病(尤见於热带国家, 患者四肢异常肿大, 皮肤增厚). 牛津英汉双解词典
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.90000004 0.0
4
Elephantiasis nostras
Causes Although elephantiasis nostras resembles the elephantiasis caused by helminths, it is not a filarial disease. Both elephantiasis nostras and filarial elephantiasis are characterized by impaired lymphatic drainage, which results in excess fluid accumulation. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.6 0.0
5
Filariasis
Elephantiasis results when the parasites lodge in the lymphatic system. In 2003, the common antibiotic doxycycline was suggested for treating elephantiasis. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.6 0.0
6
elephancy
† ˈelephancy Obs. [ad. L. elephantia, f. elephas, elephant-is, elephant.] = elephantiasis.[1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. vii. lxiv. (1495) 279 One manere Lepra comyth of pure Melancoly, and hyght Elephancia. 1494 Fabyan vii. 651 Peynfull sykenesse, which of myne auctoure is callyd in Latyne Morbus Ele... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
7
Chyloderma
This condition is also known as lymphscrotum or elephantiasis scroti. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
8
Cypridopsis
Species include: Cypridopsis bamberi Henderson, 1986 Cypridopsis elephantiasis Hu & Tao, 2008 Cypridopsis sinensis Hu & Tao, 2008 References Cyprididae wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
10
Pachyderma
It can also occur in acromegaly, elephantiasis, and podoconiosis. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
11
鞘膜积液
因此,如果发病条件会是较弥漫性的后遗症(sequela)之一部分、通常被称为象皮病(elephantiasis),这也影响在身体其它部分的淋巴系统。 wikipedia.org
zh.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
12
Lymphatic filariasis
Elephantiasis (or "elephantiasis tropica"), is a dramatic sign of the advanced stage of lymphatic filariasis. graecorum and lymphatic filariasis as elephantiasis arabum. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
13
Elodie Ghedin
Her work focuses on the molecular biology and genomics of the parasites that cause diseases such as elephantiasis, and river blindness, and on the evolution Elephantiasis (medically known as lymphatic filariasis) is a disease that causes extreme swelling of limbs often in the legs and feet. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
14
Esthiomene
Esthiomene is a medical term referring to elephantiasis of the female genitals. In the past the term has also referred to elephantiasis of the male genitalia. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
15
John Kinnis
British military forces in Ceylon in the nineteenth century, and wrote several papers for the Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal on, for example, elephantiasis wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0