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pachydermoperiostosis

pachydermoperiostosis noun: a rare genetic disorder characterized mainly by pachydermia, periostosis, and finger clubbing (swelling of tissue with loss of normal angle between nail and nail bed).

Noun

pachydermoperiostosis (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder characterized mainly by pachydermia, periostosis, and finger clubbing (swelling of tissue with loss of normal angle between nail and nail bed).

Origin of pachydermoperiostosis

From pachy- + dermo- + periostosis.

Questions about pachydermoperiostosis

What does pachydermoperiostosis mean?
Pachydermoperiostosis means a rare genetic disorder characterized mainly by pachydermia, periostosis, and finger clubbing (swelling of tissue with loss of normal angle between nail and nail bed).
What part of speech is pachydermoperiostosis?
Pachydermoperiostosis is a noun.

Words near pachydermoperiostosis in the dictionary

  1. pachydermia
  2. pachydermia verticis gyrata
  3. pachydermial
  4. pachydermic
  5. pachydermoid
  6. pachydermoperiostosis
  7. pachydermous
  8. pachyderms
  9. pachydermy
  10. pachydictyol
  11. pachydiscid

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