onychia

[ oh-nik-ee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of the matrix of the nail.

onychia

/ ˌɒnɪˈkɪə /

noun

1. vet science inflammation of the nails or claws of animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of onychia¹

1855–60; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek onych-, stem of onyx nail ( onyx ) + New Latin -ia -ia

Example Sentences

Onychia is the term applied to an infection of the soft parts around the nail or of the matrix beneath it.

From Project Gutenberg

Paronychium-ia: one or more bristle-like appendages of onychia; q.v.

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The commonest form of onychia has already been referred to with whitlow.

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Tuberculous onychia is met with in children and adolescents.

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Back pressure upon the matrix from a short shoe upon a thick unresisting nail, is frequently the cause of onychia.

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