pachydermatocelen.
/ˌpakɪˈdəːmətə(ʊ)siːl/, U.S. /ˌpækəˈdərmədəˌsil/ Medicine.
A pendulous skin lesion seen in neurofibromatosis, consisting of a neurofibroma of the dermis or subcutaneous tissue with hypertrophy of overlying skin.
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1854 V. Mott in Medico-chirurg. Trans. 19 155 (title) On a peculiar form of tumour of the skin, denominated ‘Pachydermatocele’.
1900 Lancet 2 June 1593/2 This [sc. elephantiasis neuromatosa] was specially described by Mott of New York in 1854 under the name ‘Pachydermatocele’.
1981 Ann. Plastic Surg. 6 231/1 Pachydermatocele is a pendant, fibromatous skin lesion occurring in association with von Recklinghausen's disease.
1998 Jrnl. Craniofacial Surg. 9 280 Von Recklinghausen's disease is characterized by multiple neurofibromas, pigmentations, and pachydermatoceles of the skin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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