(pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area.

plural of elephantiasis

(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpenoid tumor inhibitor found in Elephantopus elatus.

plural of elephantiac

A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea, from the Seychelles, or the Galápagos tortoise Chelonoidis niger, from the Galápagos Islands.

Relating to elephantiasis.

plural of elephantine tortoise