pachyonychia congenita
[ kən-jĕn′ĭ-tə ]
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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
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Words nearby pachyonychia congenita
pachymeningitis, pachymeningopathy, pachymeninx, pachynsis, pachyonychia, pachyonychia congenita, pachyperiostitis, pachyperitonitis, pachypleuritis, pachysalpingitis, pachysalpingo-ovaritis
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