esthiomene

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛsθiˈɒməni/

Noun

esthiomene (uncountable)

(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

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

References

↑ ^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, [...]"

[King-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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