Pachy- (prefix)
Thick. As in pachydactyly (thick fingers), pachydermatous (thick fingers) and pachyonychia (thick nails). From the Greek pachys, thick.
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- Pachyderma
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- Pachydermatous
1. Thick-skinned like a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). 2. By extension, insensitive.
- Pachymeninges
The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninges (membranes). The singular is pachymeninx.
- Pachymeninx
The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninx (membrane). The plural is pachymeninges.
- Pachyonychia
Elephant nail, a fingernail or toenail that is abnormally thick. From the Greek pachys, thick + onyx, nail = thick nail.