onychomadesis
Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly…Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix.
Origin
From onycho- + Ancient Greek μαδάω (madáō, “I fall off”).From onycho- + Ancient Greek μαδάω (madáō, “I fall off”).
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