Pachy Health Dictionary

n. abnormal enlargement of the fingers and toes, occurring either as a congenital abnormality or as part of an acquired disease (such as *acromegaly).... pachydactyly

n. abnormal thickness of the tongue.... pachyglossia

n. inflammation of the dura mater, one of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord (see meningitis).... pachymeningitis

n. the *dura mater, outermost of the three meninges.... pachymeninx

n. an instrument used to measure the thickness of the cornea. —pachymetry n.... pachymeter

a rare genetically determined skin disorder (see genodermatosis) characterized by thickening of the nails together with other ectodermal abnormalities.... pachyonychia congenita

n. thickening of parts of the body, which occurs in certain diseases.... pachysomia

n. the third stage of the first prophase of *meiosis, in which *crossing over begins.... pachytene