onychodystrophy
[ ŏn′ĭ-kō-dĭs′trə-fē ]
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n.
Dystrophic changes in fingernails or toenails, such as malformation or discoloration, occurring as a congenital defect or due to illness or injury.
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Words nearby onychodystrophy
onychauxis, onychectomy, onychia, onycho-, onychoclasis, onychodystrophy, onychograph, onychogryposis, onychoheterotopia, onychoid, onycholysis
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