el.e.phan.ti.a.sis
n.（名词）Chronic, often extreme enlargement and hardening of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue, especially of the legs and external genitals, resulting from lymphatic obstruction and usually caused by infestation of the lymph glands and vessels with a filarial worm.象皮病：一种慢性的，通常是皮肤或皮下组织， 尤其是大腿和外生殖器的皮肤或皮下组织极度胀大和变得坚硬的疾病，病因是由于淋巴腺受阻碍，通常由于血丝虫钻入淋巴腺和器官引起
来源：Latin 拉丁语 from Greek 源自 希腊语 elephas elephant- [elephant] elephas elephant- [象] -iasis [-iasis] -iasis [后缀，表.病症.]
