esthiomene

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esthiomene

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἐσθίω (esthíō, “eat, consume”), ἐσθῐομένη (esthioménē).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

esthiomene (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Elephantiasis of the vulva, particularly the labia.
    • 1916, William Phillips Graves, Gynecology, page 188:
      Esthiomene simulates in its appearance cancer and lupus, from which it should always be distinguished by a microscopic examination of a section of tissue. There are inflammations of the vulva, especially in neglected gonorrhea cases ...
    • 1933, U.S. Public health service, The Journal of Venereal Disease Information..., page 302:
      In men chronic ulcers of the penis sometimes occur which are analogous to esthiomene in women and they too may be accompanied by anorectal stricture.
    • 1950, Chronicle of the World Health Organization:
      The tertiary stage is marked by symptoms such as esthiomene, urethrogenito-perineal syndrome, elephantiasis of the penis and scrotum, rectal stenosis, and plastic induration of the penis. Esthiomene is characterized by a chronic ...
    • 2009, Thomas P. Habif, Clinical Dermatology E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 409:
      [...] edema (elephantiasis) of the female external genitals is a late manifestation of lymphatic obstruction. The enlargement, thickening, and fibrosis of the labia is termed esthiomene. Penile and/or scrotal edema and gross distortion of the penis ...
    • 2019, Neena Khanna, Illustrated Synopsis of Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases-Ebk, Elsevier India, →ISBN, page 322:
      (B) Tertiary stage: Esthiomene characterized by elephantiasis and chronic ulceration of vulva.

Usage notes[edit]

Rarely also used of elephantiasis of the penis or scrotum.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 King Holmes, P. Sparling, Walter Stamm, Peter Piot, Judith Wasserheit, Lawrence Corey, Myron Cohen, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill Professional (2007, →ISBN), page 600: "Esthiomene (Greek, “eating away”), a primary infection affecting the lymphatics of the scrotum, penis, or vulva, [...]"
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