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onychia
1. Inflammation of the nailbed with possible suppuration (generating purulent matter or forming pus) and loss of the nail.
2. An infection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
2. An infection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
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onych-, onycho-, ony-, -onychia, -onychial, -onychium, -onyx- +
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(Greek: claw, nail; fingernails, toenails)
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“onychia”
onychia maligna
A form of onychia occurring in debilitated people; characterized by an ulcer in the matrix of the nail, which becomes discolored and is thrown off.
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onych-, onycho-, ony-, -onychia, -onychial, -onychium, -onyx- +
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onychia superficialis undulata
A rare type of fingernail and toenail disease seen in secondary syphilis, characterized by superficial waves and ripples across the nails.
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onych-, onycho-, ony-, -onychia, -onychial, -onychium, -onyx- +
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