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Definition: Elephantiasis |
ElephantiasisNoun1. Hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Elephantiasis \El`e*phan*ti"a*sis\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression, from an elephant.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Botanical | A disease in which the lymph vessels are blocked by a parasite. Treated with Carica, Eclipta, Guazuma, Solanum. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The causative organism is Wuchereria bancrofti and the disease is also called bancrofitan filariasis and lymphatic filariasis.
Brugia malayi causes a similar disease.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Elephantiasis."
Crosswords: Elephantiasis |
| English words defined with "elephantiasis": Barbados leg ♦ Elephansy, Elephantiac, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis scroti ♦ Manson ♦ Naevoid, nevoid elephantiasis ♦ Sir Patrick Manson. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "elephantiasis": Blains, Brugia ♦ Elephantiasis, Filarial ♦ GUAMA ULMIFOLIA, GUILIELMA GASIPAES ♦ Nonne-Milroy-Meige disease, Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndrome ♦ Wuchereria bancrofti. (references) |
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| "Elephantiasis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Elephantiasis" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
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Expressions using "elephantiasis": elephantiasis neuromatosa ♦ elephantiasis scroti ♦ nevoid elephantiasis. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
elephantiasis | 170 |
elephantiasis picture | 33 |
elephantiasis scrotum | 4 |
elephantiasis photo | 3 |
elephantiasis pic | 2 |
elephantiasis testicle | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "elephantiasis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | elefantiazë, fryrje e këmbëve. (various references) | |
Arabic | الفيال تضخم هائل, داء الفيل. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | елефантиазис, прекомерно увеличаване. (various references) | |
Czech | chronické onemocnìní kùže. (various references) | |
Danish | elephantiasis. (various references) | |
Dutch | elephantopus, elephantiasis. (various references) | |
Finnish | elefanttitauti. (various references) | |
French | éléphantiasis. (various references) | |
German | Elephantopus, Elephantiasis, elefantiasis. (various references) | |
Greek | ελεφαντίαση. (various references) | |
Hungarian | vastagbõrûség. (various references) | |
Indonesian | untut. (various references) | |
Italian | elefantiasi. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 象皮病 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぞうひびょう. (various references) | |
Manx | yn att vooar. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elephantiasisay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | elefante-macho, elefantíase (elephantine). (various references) | |
Romanian | elefantiazis. (various references) | |
Russian | слоновость, элефантиазис, элефантиаз. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | elefantijaza. (various references) | |
Spanish | elefantiasis. (various references) | |
Swedish | elefantiasis. (various references) | |
Turkish | fil hastalığı. (various references) | |
Ukranian | слоновість. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | elefanti, elefantis, elefantorum, elefantos. (various references) |
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"Elephantiasis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: elephantisis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "elephantiasis" (pronounced 'El`e*phan*ti"a*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis, Aposiopesis, Apotheosis, Apothesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrodesis, Arthrosis, Ascariasis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Atmolysis, Autocatalysis, Autogenesis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Bacteriolysis, Basis, Biognosis, Biolysis, Blastogenesis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Catalysis, Catastasis, Chemolysis, Chemosis, Chemosynthesis, Chlorosis, Chondrogenesis, Chorisis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Dialysis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diaphysis, Diapophysis, Diarthrosis, Diastasis, Diathesis, Diegesis, Diesis, Digenesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Dysgenesis, Ecbasis, Ecchymosis, Ecdysis, Ecphasis, Ecphonesis, Ectasis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Electrogenesis, Electrolysis, Ellipsis, Emesis, Emphasis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endogenesis, Endostosis, Endysis, Entasis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epenthesis, Epexegesis, Epigenesis, Epitasis, Epithesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Eugenesis, Exaeresis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, filariasis, Gamogenesis, Geneagenesis, Genesis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Glucogenesis, Gnosis, Gomphiasis, Gomphosis, Haemapophysis, haematemesis, haematogenesis, haematolysis, haematosis, Haemocytolysis, Haemocytotrypsis, helminthiasis, Hemapophysis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, Heterauxesis, heterogenesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, Histogenesis, Histolysis, Homogenesis, hydrarthrosis, hydrolysis, hydronephrosis, Hypapophysis, Hyperapophysis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, HYPOCHONDRIASIS, hypophysis, hypostasis, hypothesis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, karyokinesis, Karyostenosis, kenogenesis, kinaesthesis, Kinetogenesis, Leucocytogenesis, Limosis, lithiasis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Menostasis, Metabasis, Metabolisis, Metachrosis, metagenesis, metalepsis, metamorphosis, Metaphrasis, metaphysis, Metapophysis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, Microanalysis, mimesis, missis, monogenesis, Morosis, Morphosis, Mydriasis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Nemesis, Neurapophysis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Odontiasis, Oogenesis, Organogenesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteolysis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, paedogenesis, Pangenesis, Paracentesis, Paralysis, Paraphimosis, Paraphysis, Parapophysis, Parathesis, paremptosis, Parenesis, Parenthesis, Paresis, Parostosis, parthenogenesis, Pathogenesis, Pedesis, Perigenesis, Periphrasis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Photosynthesis, Phthiriasis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Pleurapophysis, Polymorphosis, Polysynthesis, Postzygapophysis, Praezygapophysis, Prezygapophysis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Prophasis, Prosphysis, Prosthesis, Protasis, Proteolysis, Pseudoblepsis, Psoriasis, Psychanalysis, Psychogenesis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Regenesis, Reversis, Sarcobasis, Sarcosis, satyriasis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, Schizogenesis, Scleriasis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, siriasis, spermatogenesis, Sphrigosis, Splanchnapophysis, Sporogenesis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, symphysis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Synchysis, Syncrisis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, Synesis, Syngenesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, synthesis, Syssarcosis, Systasis, Telangiectasis, Thanatopsis, Thermolysis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, Trichiasis, trichiniasis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Xenogenesis, Zygapophysis, Zygosis, Zymolysis, Zymosis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-h-i-i-l-n-p-s-s-t" | |
-3 letters: anesthesia, enthalpies, epinasties, nasalities, penalities, phantasies, shapeliest. | |
-4 letters: alienates, alienists, alpinists, analities, antisleep, apetalies, aphanites, ashplants, asthenias, asthenies, elephants, epithelia, essential, litheness, lithiases, natheless, palatines, panelists, panetelas, penalises, penalties, pheasants, pithiness, planishes, plashiest, plenishes, saintship, seaplanes, stapelias, taeniases, taeniasis, tailspins, tapelines, thespians. | |
-5 letters: alienate, alienist, alpinist, anapests, anthelia, antheses, anthesis, antiship, antislip, apathies, aphanite, aphelian, ashplant, asphalts, asthenia, elaphine, elastase, elastins, elephant, entasias, epistles, epitases, epitasis, esthesia, etesians, haleness, haplites, haptenes, heatless, heeltaps, heliasts, heptanes, hiplines, isatines, lateness, lenities, litanies, nailsets, nasalise, nathless, painless, palatine, paleness, panelist, panetela, pantiles, pastinas, pathless, peasants, penalise, penlites, petaline, pheasant, phenates, pianists, pintails, pithless, pitiless, plainest, platanes, platinas, pleasant, plenists, plenties, salients, salpians, saltines, saltpans, sanities, sanitise, saphenae, sealants, seaplane, sepaline, setlines, shaitans, shaliest, shanties, sheitans, shelties, shiniest, sienites, spaniels, spelaean, spiniest, stapelia, steapsin, steepish, sthenias, tailspin, tapeless, tapeline, teniases, teniasis, theelins, thespian, tilapias. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-e-h-i-i-l-n-p-s-s-t" | |
+5 letters: australopithecines. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6C 65 70 68 61 6E 74 69 61 73 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). .-.. . .--. .... .- -. - .. .- ... .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101100 01100101 01110000 01101000 01100001 01101110 01110100 01101001 01100001 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E l e p h a n t i a s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006C 0065 0070 0068 0061 006E 0074 0069 0061 0073 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39787182746780867567857585 |
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