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perionychia

1
[per-ee-oh-nik-ee-uh]
noun Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the perionychium.
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Origin of perionychia

1
1875–80; < New Latin < Greek peri- peri- + onych- (stem of ónyx) nail (see onyx) + -ia -ia

perionychia

2
[per-ee-oh-nik-ee-uh]
noun
  1. plural of perionychium.
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perionychium

[per-ee-oh-nik-ee-uh m]
noun, plural per·i·o·nych·i·a [per-ee-oh-nik-ee-uh] /ˌpɛr i oʊˈnɪk i ə/. Anatomy.
  1. the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
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Origin of perionychium

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at perionychia1, -ium
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British Dictionary definitions for perionychia

perionychium

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)
  1. the skin that surrounds a fingernail or toenail
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Word Origin for perionychium

C19: New Latin, from peri- + Greek onux a nail
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perionychia in Medicine

perionychia

(pĕr′ē-ə-nĭk′ē-ə)
n.
  1. Inflammation of the perionychium.
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perionychium

(pĕr′ē-ə-nĭk′ē-əm)
n. pl. per•i•o•nych•i•a (-ē-ə)
  1. The border of epidermal tissue surrounding a fingernail or toenail.nail skin
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