pachyderma

Definitions of pachyderma
  1. noun
    thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction
    synonyms: nevoid elephantiasis
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    type of:
    congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
    a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
    elephantiasis
    hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
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