Pachy-

pak′i-, thick, in combination, as adjs. Pachydac′tyl , -ous , having thick digits; Pach′yderm , thick-skinned— n. one of an order of non-ruminant, hoofed mammals, thick-skinned, as the elephant:— pl. Pach′yderms , or Pachyder′mat a .— adj. Pachyder′matous , thick-skinned: insensible to impre ions.— n. Pachyder′mia , a form of elephantiasis in which the skin becomes thick and warty.— adj. Pachyder′moid .— ns. Pachyē′mia , a thickening of the blood—also Pachyæ′mia ; Pachy′ma , a genus of fungi consisting of tuber-like growths, some of which are now referred to the genus Polyp or us —also Tuckahoe , Tuckahoe truffle , or Indian bread ; Pachymē′nia , a thickening of the skin.— adj. Pachymē′nic .— n. Pachym′eter , an instrument for measuring small thickne es, as of paper.— adjs. Pach′yodont , with thick teeth; Pach′yote , with thick ears, as a bat—also n. ; Pach′ypod , having thick feet; Pachyp′terous , having thick wings or fins.— ns. Pachythē′rium , a South American fo il genus of gigantic edentate mammals; Pachyt′ylus , a genus of locusts, embracing the dreaded Migratory Locust ( Pachytylus migrator i us ). [Gr. pachys , thick.]