pachy-, pacho-, pach-

(Greek: thick, dense; large, massive)

This element is used in the formation of botanical, zoological, and pathological or medical terms.

acropachy, acropachia (s) (noun) (no pl)
A thickening of the peripheral tissues of the fingers and toes: Acropachy is a consequence of a pathologic condition that affects the periosteum and subcutaneous tissues, as in hyperthyroidism or hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy.
acropachyderma (s) (noun), acropachydermas (pl)
A thickening of the skin of the head, the scalp, and of the hands and feet: Acropachyderma affects the bones of the limbs with the clubbing of the fingers and deformities in the limb bones.
blepharopachynsis
An abnormal thickening of an eyelid.
isopach
isopachous
isopachy
Micropachycephalosaurus
A “tiny thick-headed lizard” or “small pachycephalosaurid” from Late Cretaceous China. Although it is one of the smallest dinosaurs, it has the longest dinosaur name. Named by Chinese paleontologist Zhiming Dong in 1978.
myopachynsis
pachemia
pachometer
pachyacria (s) (noun) (no pl)
Enlargement or the thickening of the extremities: Russel learned that the obsolete term pachyacria referred to the swelling or puffiness of the the soft tissues of the skin of the legs or arms.
pachyblepharon
1. Thickening of the eyelids.
2. Thickening of the tarsal border (edge) of the eyelid.
pachyblepharosis
A thickening of the eyelid, chiefly near the border.
pachycardian
pachycarpous