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chromonychia

chromonychia noun: an abnormality in colour of the nail plate and/or subungual tissues, sometimes induced by antineoplastic drugs.

Noun

chromonychia (usually uncountable, plural chromonychias)

  1. (usually) An abnormality in colour of the nail plate and/or subungual tissues, sometimes induced by antineoplastic drugs.

Forms of chromonychia

pluralchromonychias

Origin of chromonychia

From chromo- + onych- + -ia.

Questions about chromonychia

What does chromonychia mean?
Chromonychia means an abnormality in colour of the nail plate and/or subungual tissues, sometimes induced by antineoplastic drugs.
What part of speech is chromonychia?
Chromonychia is a noun.
What is the plural of chromonychia?
The plural of chromonychia is chromonychias.

Words near chromonychia in the dictionary

  1. chromonema
  2. chromonemata
  3. chromonematic
  4. chromones
  5. chromonic
  6. chromonychia
  7. chromonychias
  8. chromonym
  9. chromonyms
  10. chromoparous
  11. chromopeptide

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