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onychia.

An infection of the nailbed, which more or less always also involves the nail itself (sometimes causing the nail to slough off).

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əʊˈnɪki.ə/
  1. An infection of the nailbed, which more or less always also involves the nail itself (sometimes causing the nail to slough off).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From New Latin, from onych- + -ia; compare onyx.

noun/əʊˈnɪki.ə/
  1. plural of onychium

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

From New Latin; by surface analysis, onychi(um) + -a.

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