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onychomycosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒnɪkəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs/
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˌɑnɪkoʊmaɪˈkoʊsɪs/
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌɒnɪkoʊmaɪˈkoʊsɪs/ of the US

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noun

Meaning 1

Fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From onycho- + mycosis.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: onicomicosi — fungal infection of nail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲癬 /甲癣 (jiǎxuǎn) — fungal infection of nail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰指甲 (huīzhǐjia) — fungal infection of nail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰甲 (huījiǎ) — fungal infection of nail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲真菌病 (jiǎzhēnjūnbìng) — fungal infection of nail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油灰指甲 (yóuhuī zhǐjia) — fungal infection of nail
  • Dutch: kalknagel — fungal infection of nail
  • Dutch: onychomycose — fungal infection of nail
  • Finnish: kynsisieni — fungal infection of nail
  • French: onychomycose — fungal infection of nail
  • Italian: onicomicosi — fungal infection of nail
  • Polish: grzybica paznokci — fungal infection of nail
  • Portuguese: onicomicose — fungal infection of nail
  • Russian: онихомико́з (onixomikóz) — fungal infection of nail
  • Spanish: onicomicosis — fungal infection of nail
  • Spanish: tiña de las uñas — fungal infection of nail