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onychia

/oh-nik-ee-uh/US // oʊˈnɪk i ə //UK // (ˌɒnɪˈkɪə) //

安琪儿,安琪亚,安琪拉,安琪酵母

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : inflammation of the matrix of the nail.

Examples

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

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

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

  • Tuberculous onychia is met with in children and adolescents.

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