pilonidal

English

Etymology

From Latin pilus (“hair”) and nidus (“nest”)

Adjective

pilonidal (not comparable)

Having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.

Derived terms

Derived terms

pilonidal abscess
pilonidal cyst

pilonidal disease
pilonidal sinus

Translations

having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area

Chinese:
Mandarin: 藏毛性 (cángmáoxìng)
Finnish: karvainen (fi), pilonidaali

Russian: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: pilonidal (sv)

See also

natal cleft
sacrococcygeal fistula
pilonidal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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