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).

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Meanings

nounpachydermoperiostosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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

From pachy- + dermo- + periostosis.

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pachydermoperiostosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachydermoperiostosis

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