pachy-, pacho-, pach-
(Greek: thick, dense; large, massive)
This element is used in the formation of botanical, zoological, and pathological or medical terms.
Pachycephala
pachycephalia
pachycephalic
Pachycephalidae
pachycephaline
pachycephalosaurian
Pachycephalosaurids
These “boneheads” were strange bipeds with thick skulls. These might have served as crash-helmets to protect the brain when rival males banged heads.
Pachycephalosaurus, Pachycephalosaur
A “thick-headed lizard” from Late Cretaceous Montana. Named by paleontologist Barnum Brown (1873-1963) and Schlaikjer in 1943.
pachycephalous
pachycephaly
pachychilia
pachycholic
pachycolia
Thickness of the bile which is the digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder and aids in the digestion of fats.
Pachycostasaurus
A “thick-rib lizard” from Middle Jurassic Europe. Named by David Martill and Sibylle Noe in 1996.
pachydactyl
An abnormal thickening of the fingers and/or toes.
