Onycholysis

Introduction: Onycholysis

Description of Onycholysis

Onycholysis: Loosening or loss of part or all of nail.

Onycholysis: Avoid the mispronunciation oncholy'sis. Do not confuse this word with oncolysis. Loosening of the nails, beginning at the free border, and usually incomplete. [onycho- + G. lysis, loosening]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Onycholysis: separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Terms associated with Onycholysis:

Broader terms for Onycholysis

• onychosis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Onycholysis

The following list attempts to classify Onycholysis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• onychosis
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Onycholysis

• Onycholysis. DermNet NZ
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,incontinentia pigmenti,nail dystrophy,dyskeratoma,onycholysis,psoriasis,arthritis, rheumatoid,arthritis, rheumatoid,arthritis, psoriatic,lichen planus,onychoschizia,malalignment of nail,in
• eMedicine - Onycholysis : Article by Melanie S Hecker, MD, MBA

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