pachy-

combining form

: thick

Pachydermata

pachytene

pachymeter

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, from pachys; akin to Old Norse bingr heap, Latvian bìezs dense, thick, Avestan bazah high, deep, Sanskrit bahu dense, much, many

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