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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphedema > Elephantiasis

Preferred term

Elephantiasis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bigfoot Disease
  • Bigfoot Diseases
  • Disease, Bigfoot
  • Diseases, Bigfoot
  • Elephantiases, Endemic
  • Elephantiases, Endemic Non-Filarial
  • Elephantiasis, Endemic
  • Elephantiasis, Endemic Non-Filarial
  • Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa
  • Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas
  • Endemic Elephantiases
  • Endemic Elephantiasis
  • Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiases
  • Endemic Non Filarial Elephantiasis
  • Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis
  • Non-Filarial Elephantiases, Endemic
  • Non-Filarial Elephantiasis, Endemic
  • Nostras Verrucosa, Elephantiasis
  • Nostras Verrucosas, Elephantiasis
  • Podoconioses
  • Podoconiosis
  • Verrucosa, Elephantiasis Nostras
  • Verrucosas, Elephantiasis Nostras

Note

  • ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL is also available

Scope note

  • Hypertrophy and thickening of tissues from causes other than filarial infection, the latter being described as ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under LYMPHEDEMA 1975-90; was see FILARIASIS & LYMPHEDEMA 1963-74

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004604

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