ˌeləfən.ˈtīəsə̇s, -ˌfan- noun
( plural elephantia·ses -īəˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of leprosy in which the skin takes on the appearance of an elephant's hide, from Greek, from elephant-, elephas elephant + -iasis — more at elephant
1. : enlargement and thickening of tissues ; specifically : the enormous enlargement of a limb or the scrotum resulting from obstruction of lymphatics by filarial worms — compare filariasis
2. : an undesirable enormous growth, enlargement, or overdevelopment
dislikes elephantiasis in labor and in government as much as in industry — Robert Lekachman
his obsession for self-expression … resulted in verbal elephantiasis — Saturday Review