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Definition of Pachyderma
1. Noun. Thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction.
Generic synonyms: Congenital Disease, Genetic Abnormality, Genetic Defect, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disorder, Hereditary Condition, Hereditary Disease, Inherited Disease, Inherited Disorder, Elephantiasis
Medical Definition of Pachyderma
1. Abnormally thick skin. See: elephantiasis. Synonym: pachydermatosis, pachydermia. Origin: pachy-+ G. Derma, skin (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pachyderma
Literary usage of Pachyderma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Testimony of the Rocks: Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two by Hugh Miller (1867)
"('MI. fourth uat. s centre, they somewhat resemble rows of staring goggle-eyes;
while the carvings in yet another species (S. pachyderma) consist chiefly of ..."
2. Elementary Course of Geology, Mineralogy, and Physical Geography by David T[homas] Ansted (1856)
"Sigillaria pachyderma (Coal-measures). sents a portion of a cylindrical-stemmed
tree fluted longitudinally and marked at intervals by scars where leaves had ..."
3. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1837)
"On the other hand, I think it must be placed among the pachyderma properly so
called, and in a genus very closely allied to the Hippopotamus. ..."
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