pilonidal

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

pilonidal (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• pilonidal abscess
• pilonidal cyst
• pilonidal disease
• pilonidal sinus

Translations

having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藏毛性 (cángmáoxìng)

• Finnish: karvainen (fi), pilonidaali
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: pilonidal (sv)

See also

• natal cleft
• sacrococcygeal fistula
• pilonidal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia