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ONYCHOLYSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does onycholysis mean?
• ONYCHOLYSIS (noun)
The noun ONYCHOLYSIS has 1 sense:
1. separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed
Familiarity information: ONYCHOLYSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("onycholysis" is a kind of...):
onychosis (any disease or disorder of the nails)
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