(n)thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction, Syn.pachyderma
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‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, from 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos, an elephant. ] (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. [ 1913 Webster ]