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onyxis

[ oh-nik-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. an ingrowing of a fingernail or toenail.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of onyxis1

< Greek onych- (stem of ónyx ) nail ( onyx ) + -sis

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