n.
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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onycholysis
American Heritage Dictionary:
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
onycholysis |
Loosening or separation of a nail or claw from its bed; onychoschizia.
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| Saunders Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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