pilonidal

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adjective

Having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.

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Meanings

adjectivepilonidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.

Origin

  1. Latinpilus“hair”
  2. Englishpilonidal

From Latin pilus (“hair”) and nidus (“nest”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 藏毛性
  • 藏毛性 (cángmáoxìng)having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area
Finnish karvainen, pilonidaali
  • karvainenhaving body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area
  • pilonidaalihaving body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area
Swedish pilonidal
  • pilonidalhaving body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area
Cite this entry
APA

pilonidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilonidal

MLA

“pilonidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilonidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilonidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilonidal.

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