Difference between revisions of "Elephantiasis"
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== 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 == | ||
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.
