Difference between revisions of "Elephantiasis"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_115274" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72582" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72582" /> == | ||
<p> A peculiar skin disease, accompanied with abnormal swelling; so called because the skin becomes hard and stiff like an elephant's hide; attacks the lower limbs and scrotum; is chiefly confined to | <p> A peculiar skin disease, accompanied with abnormal swelling; so called because the skin becomes hard and stiff like an elephant's hide; attacks the lower limbs and scrotum; is chiefly confined to India and other tropical countries. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_115274"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/elephantiasis Elephantiasis from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72582"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/elephantiasis Elephantiasis from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72582"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/elephantiasis Elephantiasis from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A peculiar skin disease, accompanied with abnormal swelling; so called because the skin becomes hard and stiff like an elephant's hide; attacks the lower limbs and scrotum; is chiefly confined to India and other tropical countries.
