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noun
The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: onychosis
History
From New Latin onycho- + -lysis.
Across languages
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