pachydermoperiostosis

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What does pachydermoperiostosis mean?

A rare genetic disorder characterized mainly by pachydermia, periostosis, and finger clubbing (swelling of tissue with loss of normal angle between nail and nail bed).

Where does pachydermoperiostosis come from?

From pachy- + dermo- + periostosis.

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