hyperthickening

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ thickening.

Noun

hyperthickening (uncountable)

  1. Excessive thickening
    • 2016 January 15, “Morphologic Characteristics of Choroid in the Major Choroidal Thickening Diseases, Studied by Optical Coherence Tomography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The choroid is characterized by Dilated and Attenuated (DA) type (arrowheads), choroidal vascular dilation, and choroidal hyperthickening.