onychia
onychia · onychias
An infection of the nailbed, which more or less always also involves the nail itselfAn infection of the nailbed, which more or less always also involves the nail itself (sometimes causing the nail to slough off).
/əʊˈnɪki.ə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An infection of the nailbed, which more or less always also involves the nail itself (sometimes causing the nail to slough off).
Near-synonym: whitlow
Origin
From New Latin, from onych- + -ia; compare onyx.From New Latin, from onych- + -ia; compare onyx.
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Forms
plural: onychiasSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedonychial
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable