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ONYCHOLYSIS

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on·y·chol·y·sis   (ŏn'ĭ-kŏl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  The separation or loosening of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.

[New Latin : Greek onux, onukh-, nail, claw; see onyx + -lysis.]
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Main Entry: on·y·chol·y·sis
Pronunciation: "än-&-'käl-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural on·y·chol·y·ses /-"sEz/
: a loosening of a nail from the nail bed beginning at the free edge and proceeding to the root
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onycholysis on·y·chol·y·sis (ŏn'ĭ-kŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The separation or loosening of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.

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