Synonyms for elephantiasis
ˌɛl ə fənˈtaɪ ə sɪs, -fæn-ele·phan·ti·a·sis

Princeton's WordNet

1. elephantiasisnoun

   hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis

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1. • Hypertrophy

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1. Christine Kihembo:

   The condition takes a long time to develop. It doesn't happen overnight, once elephantiasis has set in, you cannot reverse the disease.

2. Dirk Engels:

   So for diseases like elephantiasis, Guinea worm disease, schistosomiasis, the intestinal worms and trachoma, you can regularly treat people with safe, single dose drugs and then they never actually build up a worm load that could cause them problems.