onychia

[ oh-nik-ee-uh ]

/ oʊˈnɪk i ə /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of the matrix of the nail.

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Origin of onychia

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

Words nearby onychia

onward, “Onward Christian Soldiers”, onwards, on welfare, ony, onychia, onychophagia, onychophoran, -onym, onymous, on your life

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How to use onychia in a sentence

Onychia is the term applied to an infection of the soft parts around the nail or of the matrix beneath it.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Paronychium-ia: one or more bristle-like appendages of onychia; q.v.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
The commonest form of onychia has already been referred to with whitlow.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Tuberculous onychia is met with in children and adolescents.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Back pressure upon the matrix from a short shoe upon a thick unresisting nail, is frequently the cause of onychia.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

British Dictionary definitions for onychia

onychia

/ (ˌɒnɪˈkɪə) /

noun

vet science inflammation of the nails or claws of animals

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