Lymphostatic elephantiasis
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| Lymphostatic elephantiasis | |
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| Term | Lymphostatic elephantiasis |
| Short definition | lymphostatic elephantiasis (lim-foh-STA-tik EH-luh-fun-TY-uh-sis) A condition in which the tissue or a limb becomes severely swollen and thick and color changes. It is caused by a blockage in the flow of lymph and a build-up of fluid in the tissues. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
lymphostatic elephantiasis - (pronounced) (lim-foh-STA-tik EH-luh-fun-TY-uh-sis) A condition in which the tissue or a limb becomes severely swollen and thick and color changes. It is caused by a blockage in the flow of lymph and a build-up of fluid in the tissues. Also called stage III lymphedema
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Lymphostatic elephantiasis
- Wikipedia's article - Lymphostatic elephantiasis
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