- acropachy
- SYN: hereditary clubbing. [acro- + G. pachys, thick]
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ac·ro·pachy (akґro-pak″e) clubbing.
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acropachy — ac·ro·pachy … English syllables
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osteoarthropathy — A disorder affecting bones and joints. [osteo + G. arthron, joint, + pathos, suffering] hypertrophic pulmonary o. expansion of the distal ends, or the entire shafts, of the long bones, sometimes with erosions of the articular cartilages and… … Medical dictionary
Nail clubbing — Clubbing Clubbing of the fingernail. The red line shows the outline of a clubbed nail. ICD 10 R68.3 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
