Acropachyderma


acropachyderma

acropachyderma ac·ro·pach·y·der·ma (āk’rō-pāk’ĭ-dûr’mə)
n.
thickening of the skin of the face, scalp, and extremities with clubbing of the fingers and deformities in the limb bones.

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