pachyntic

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English

Adjective

pachyntic (comparative more pachyntic, superlative most pachyntic)

  1. (medicine) Pertaining to an abnormal or pathological thickening or hardening of a part; increasing the thickness; relating to pachynsis.
    • 2003, Georg Lajtai, Gregory Applegate, Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques, page 35:
      The bursa may be very firm, pachyntic and filled out with fibrous cords.