onychosis

English

Etymology

onych- + -osis

Noun

onychosis (countable and uncountable, plural onychoses)

  1. (pathology) Any disease or disorder of the fingernails or toenails.
    • 1920, Jean Darier, A Text-book of Dermatology, page 431:
      Nevertheless pathological changes of the nail-bed play a certain role in the onychoses.

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