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noun
An infection of the nailbed, which more or less always also involves the nail itself (sometimes causing the nail to slough off).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: onychitis, whitlow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: onychopathy, onychosis, disease, condition
noun
plural of onychium
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From New Latin, from onych- + -ia; compare onyx.
From New Latin; by surface analysis, onychi(um) + -a.
