Term: pachyderma or
pachydermatosis or pachydermia
Literally
meaning: “thick skin”
Origin: Anc Greek
παχύς/pachys(=thick)
+δέρμα/derma(=skin) > δεσμά/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > δέρω/dero(=to peel, to flay).
Coined/History
Definition
Pachydermia is the abnormal thickening of the skin in
some medical conditions as in nevoid elephantiasis or in X-linked disorder
pachydermoperiostosis
