Definition
A tropical disease caused by parasitic worms that get into the lymphatic system and cause extreme swelling of limbs, often making them massive and misshapen like an elephant's leg.
Etymology
From Greek 'elephantiasis,' derived from 'elephas' (elephant), because the affected limbs swell to enormous size resembling an elephant's thick legs. Named descriptively by ancient physicians.
Kelly Says
Elephantiasis can cause a single leg to swell to over 100 pounds, yet it's completely preventable with annual doses of antiparasitic drugs—demonstrating how modern medicine has turned a devastating disease into something almost extinct!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
象 ምክንያት
sho-ng mi-k-ni-at
ARالعربية
مرض الفيل (maraz al-fil)
mar-razz al-fil
BNবাংলা
গাইনোসিস
gai-no-sis
CACatalà
elefantíasi
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-see
CSČeština
elefantiáza
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-za
DADansk
elefantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
DEDeutsch
Elephantiasis
e-le-fan-tee-a-sis
ELΕλληνικά
φίλαριωση
fi-la-ri-o-see
ESEspañol
elefantiasis
el-ef-an-tee-AS-is
FAفارسی
فیلاریازیس
fi-la-ri-a-zis
FISuomi
elefanttisunto
eh-leh-fan-tee-sun-to
FRFrançais
éléphantiasis
el-e-fan-tee-ah-sis
GUGU
એલેફેન્ટિયાસિસ
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
HAHA
ciwon shanu
chi-won sha-nu
HIहिन्दी
हाथी रोग (haathi rog)
ha-thee ro-g
HUMagyar
elefántférgek
eh-leh-fant-fer-gek
IDBahasa Indonesia
filariasis
fi-la-ri-a-sis
IGIG
elephantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
ITItaliano
elefantiasi
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-see
JA日本語
象脚症 (ぞうきゃしょう)
zōkyashō
KKKK
филариоз
fi-la-ri-oz
KMKM
ជំងឺរាងស្វាយ
chom-ngeu-ra-ng-s-vaya
MRMR
विनाशकारी
vi-na-sha-kari
MSBahasa Melayu
elefantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
NLNederlands
elefantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
NONorsk
elefantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
PAPA
elephant-iasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
PLPolski
filarioza
fi-la-ri-o-za
PTPortuguês
elefantíase
eh-leh-fan-tee-ah-seh
RORomână
elefantazie
eh-leh-fan-ta-zee
RUРусский
филариатоз
fil-ee-ar-ee-at-oz
SVSvenska
elefantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
SWKiswahili
elephantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
ఏలిఫెంటియసిస్
eh-li-fen-tee-is-is
THไทย
โรคช้าง (rok chang)
rok chang
TLTL
elephantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
TRTürkçe
filaryaz
fi-la-ri-yaz
UKУкраїнська
філяріоз
fi-la-ri-oz
URاردو
象 پيڑيا
shaan pi-ri-ya
VITiếng Việt
bệnh tê elefanti
benh teh eh-le-fan-ti
YOYO
elephantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis
ZH中文
象皮病 (xiàngpí bìng)
xiang-pi-bing
ZUZU
elephantiasis
eh-leh-fan-tee-a-sis