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