n, pl  -thies  :  a disease of joints or bones : specif  :  a condition marked by enlargement of the terminal phalanges, thickening of the joint surfaces, and curving of the nails and sometimes associated with chronic disease of the lungs - called also acropachy  .
 
 
 
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