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Definition of Elephantiasis scroti
1. Noun. Swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
Medical Definition of Elephantiasis scroti
1. Brawny swelling of the scrotum as a result of chronic lymphatic obstruction. Synonym: chyloderma, lymph scrotum, parasitic chylocele. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elephantiasis Scroti
Literary usage of Elephantiasis scroti
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on pathological anatomy by Samuel Wilks, Walter Moxon (1875)
"Chronic Hypertrophy of the Skin and Cellular Tissue, or elephantiasis scroti.—This
is the same kind of disorder which occurs in the leg under the ..."
2. The Origin of Life and Process of Reproduction in Plants and Animals: With by Frederick Hollick (1902)
"elephantiasis scroti. This terrible disease is fortunately extremely rare in this
part of the world, but still it is necessary to describe it in order to ..."
3. The London Medical Recorder (1850)
"1 CASE OF elephantiasis scroti. COMMUNICATED BY DE. CHILD. IN the summer of 1S40,
a man from the eastern part of the Delta, suffering from enormous ..."
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