pachyonychia congenita
[ kən-jĕn′ĭ-tə ]
n.
A hereditary syndrome marked by abnormal thickness and elevation of the nail plates, palmar and plantar hyperkeratosis, and a whitish and glazed tongue due to papillary atrophy.Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome
Nearby words
paltry, paludal, paludamentum, paludism, paludrine, pachyonychia congenita, paly, palynology, palytoxin, pam, pam.
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