The separation or loosening of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.
[New Latin : Greek onux, onukh-, nail, claw; see onyx + –LYSIS.]
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Medical Dictionary:
on·y·chol·y·sis
(ŏn'ĭ-kŏl'ĭ-sĭs)n.
The separation or loosening of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.
Veterinary Dictionary:
onycholysis
Loosening or separation of a nail or claw from its bed; onychoschizia.
WordNet:
onycholysis
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed
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| Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Read more |
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| Veterinary Dictionary. The Veterinary Dictionary. Copyright © 2007 by Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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