elephant leg
Tree-trunk thick appendage
Elephant leg refers to the thick, column-like leg of an elephant, notable for its massive girth and pillar-shaped structure that supports the animal's enormous weight.
The term extends to describe furniture legs or architectural columns with similar proportions—heavy, cylindrical, and tapering slightly toward the bottom.
In medical contexts, elephant leg (or elephantiasis) describes severe swelling of a limb that gives it a thick, trunk-like appearance: The condition left her with what doctors called elephant leg.
- pachydermThick-skinned hoofed mammal
- circus animalBeast trained for entertainment
- limbJointed bodily projection
- elephantiasisParasitic limb-swelling disease
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
lymphedema · foot · zoology · cellulitis · column · tree trunk · knee · ankle · fibrosis · pillar · toes · stomping ground · heavyset · swelling · grounded · herbivore · robust · monumental