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   pompholyx

   /ˈpɒmfəlɪks/

   noun

   • 1. a medical condition affecting the skin of the palms of the hand or the soles of the feet.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in sense ‘zinc oxide’): from Latin pompholyx, pompholyg- ‘zinc oxide’, from Greek pompholux, pompholug- ‘bubble, blister’.

   Scrabble Points: 28

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

   • X

     8

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