pachydermia

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English

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Etymology

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From pachy- (“thick”) +‎ -derm (“skin”) +‎ -ia.

Noun

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pachydermia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Elephantiasis.
  2. (medicine) Increased resistance of the red cells in anemia.

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