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pilonidal

The English word “pilonidal” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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