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pachyntic

pachyntic adjective: pertaining to an abnormal or pathological thickening or hardening of a part; increasing the thickness; relating to pachynsis.

Adjective

pachyntic (comparative more pachyntic, superlative most pachyntic)

  1. Pertaining to an abnormal or pathological thickening or hardening of a part; increasing the thickness; relating to pachynsis.
    • The bursa may be very firm, pachyntic and filled out with fibrous cords.2003, Georg Lajtai, Gregory Applegate, Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques, page 35

Forms of pachyntic

comparativemore pachyntic
superlativemost pachyntic

Questions about pachyntic

What does pachyntic mean?
Pachyntic means pertaining to an abnormal or pathological thickening or hardening of a part; increasing the thickness; relating to pachynsis.
What part of speech is pachyntic?
Pachyntic is an adjective.

Words near pachyntic in the dictionary

  1. pachymetry
  2. pachymorph
  3. pachymorphs
  4. pachynema
  5. pachyneme
  6. pachyntic
  7. pachyodont
  8. pachyodonts
  9. pachyonychia
  10. pachyophiid
  11. pachyophiids

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