onychodystrophy

onychodystrophy
Dystrophic changes in the nails occurring as a congenital defect or due to any illness or injury that may cause a malformed nail. [onycho- + G. dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment]

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on·y·cho·dys·tro·phy -'dis-trə-fē n, pl -phies any deformity of a nail

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on·y·cho·dys·tro·phy (on″ĭ-ko-disґtrə-fe) nail dystrophy.

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