onychia

[ oh-nik-ee-uh ]
/ oʊˈnɪk i ə /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the matrix of the nail.

Origin of onychia

1855–60; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek onych-, stem of onyx nail (see onyx) + New Latin -ia -ia

Words nearby onychia

ony, onychalgia, onychatrophia, onychauxis, onychectomy, onychia, onycho-, onychoclasis, onychodystrophy, onychograph, onychogryposis

Example sentences from the Web for onychia

  • Paronychium-ia: one or more bristle-like appendages of onychia; q.v.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith

  • The commonest form of onychia has already been referred to with whitlow.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • Back pressure upon the matrix from a short shoe upon a thick unresisting nail, is frequently the cause of onychia.

    Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern

  • Onychia is the term applied to an infection of the soft parts around the nail or of the matrix beneath it.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for onychia

onychia
/ (ˌɒnɪˈkɪə) /

noun

vet science inflammation of the nails or claws of animals

Medical definitions for onychia

onychia
[ ō-nĭk′ē-ə ]

n.

Inflammation of the fingernail or toenail matrix. onychitis