| pachymenia | Thickening of the skin or contiguous membranes. Synonym: pachyhymenia. Origin: pachy-+ G. Hymen, a membrane (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pachymenic | Marked by or relating to pachymenia. Synonym: pachyhymenic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachymeningitis | <medicine> Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the brain. Origin: Pachy- + meningitis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pachymeningitis externa | Inflammation of the outer surface of the dura mater. Synonym: epidural meningitis, external meningitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachymeningitis interna | Inflammation of the inner surface of the dura mater. Synonym: internal meningitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachymeningopathy | Disease of the dura mater. Origin: pachy-+ G. Meninx (mening-), membrane, + pathos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachymeninx | The dura mater. Origin: pachy-+ G. Meninx, membrane (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachymeter | An instrument for measuring the thickness of any object, especially of thin objects such as a plate of bone or a membrane. Synonym: pachometer. Origin: pachy-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachynema | <cell biology> Classical term for the third stage of prophase I of meiosis, during which the homologous chromosomes are closely paired and crossing over takes place. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pachynsis | Any pathologic thickening. Origin: G. A thickening (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachyntic | Relating to pachynsis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachyonychia | Abnormal thickness of the fingernails or toenails. Origin: pachy-+ G. Onyx, nail (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachyonychia congenita | A syndrome of ectodermal dysplasia of abnormal thickness and elevation of nail plates with palmar and plantar hyperkeratosis; the tongue is whitish and glazed owing to papillary atrophy; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Jadassohn-Lewandowski syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachyote | <zoology> One of a family of bats, including those which have thick external ears. Origin: Pachy- + Gr, ear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pachyotia | Thickness and coarseness of the auricles of the ears. Origin: pachy-+ G. Ous, ear (05 Mar 2000) |