onychia

American

[oh-nik-ee-uh] / oʊˈnɪk i ə /

noun

Pathology.

inflammation of the matrix of the nail.

onychia British

/ ˌɒnɪˈkɪə /

noun

vet science inflammation of the nails or claws of animals

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Etymology

Origin of onychia

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

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

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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