PILONIDAL


Meaning of PILONIDAL in English

|pīlə|nīd ə l adjective

Etymology: pil- (I) + Latin nidus nest + English -al — more at nest

1. : containing hair nested in a cyst — used of congenitally anomalous cysts in the sacrococcygeal area that often become infected and discharge through a channel near the anus

2. : of, relating to, involving, or for use on pilonidal cysts, tracts, or sinuses

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