| onychomycosis | A fungal infection that involves the fingernails. Nails generally split, flake and grow too thick. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| onychonosus | Synonym: onychopathy. Origin: onycho-+ G. Nosos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychoosteodysplasia | <syndrome> A hereditary condition with abnormally formed (dysplastic) or absent nails and absent or underdeveloped (hypoplastic) kneecaps (patellae). Other features include iliac horns, abnormality of the elbows interfering with full range of motion (pronation and supination) and kidney disease resembling glomerulonephritis which.is often mild but can be progressive and lead to renal failure. Onychoosteodysplasia is inherited as dominant gene. This means that the disease can be transmitted by one affected parent. The nail-patella gene locus found linked genetically to the ABO blood group in 1965 is now known to be in chromosome region 9q34. Synonym: nail-patella syndrome, Turner-Kieser syndrome, Fong disease. (21 Jun 2000) |
| onychopathic | Relating to or suffering from any disease of the nails. (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychopathology | Study of diseases of the nails. (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychopathy | Any disease of the nails. Synonym: onychonosus, onychosis. Origin: onycho-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychophagia | <psychology> Habitual nailbiting. Origin: onycho-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychophora | <zoology> Malacopoda. Origin: NL, from Gr, a claw +. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| onychophosis | A growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed. Origin: onycho-+ G. Phos, light, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychophyma | Swelling or hypertrophy of the nails. Origin: onycho-+ G. Phyma, growth (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychoplasty | A corrective or plastic operation on the nail matrix. Origin: onycho-+ G. Plastos, formed, shaped (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychoptosis | Falling off of the nails. Origin: onycho-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychorrhexis | Abnormal brittleness of the nails with splitting of the free edge. Origin: onycho-+ G. Rhexis, a breaking (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychoschizia | Splitting of the nails in layers. Origin: onycho-+ G. Schizo, to divide, + -ia, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| onychosis | Any disease of the nails. Synonym: onychonosus, onychosis. Origin: onycho-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |