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onychoschisis

onychoschisis noun: a condition where the nails split into layers.

Noun

onychoschisis (uncountable)

  1. A condition where the nails split into layers.
    Synonyms:
    onychoschizia

Synonyms of onychoschisis

Origin of onychoschisis

From onycho- + schisis.

Questions about onychoschisis

What does onychoschisis mean?
Onychoschisis means a condition where the nails split into layers.
What part of speech is onychoschisis?
Onychoschisis is a noun.

Words near onychoschisis in the dictionary

  1. onychopods
  2. onychopsin
  3. onychopsins
  4. onychoptosis
  5. onychorrhexis
  6. onychoschisis
  7. onychoschizia
  8. onychoses
  9. onychosis
  10. onychostroma
  11. onychoteuthid

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