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American Heritage Dictionary:

on·y·chol·y·sis

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(ŏn'ĭ-kŏl'ĭ-sĭs) pronunciation
n.
The separation or loosening of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.

[New Latin : Greek onux, onukh-, nail, claw; see onyx + -LYSIS.]


American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:

on·y·chol·y·sis

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(ŏn'ĭ-kŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
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The separation or loosening of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.

Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:

onycholysis

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Loosening or separation of a nail or claw from its bed; onychoschizia.

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