onychia

American  

[oh-nik-ee-uh] / oʊˈnɪk i ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the matrix of the nail.

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onychia British  

/ ˌɒnɪˈkɪə /

noun

1. vet science inflammation of the nails or claws of animals

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Etymology

Origin of onychia

1855–60; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek onych-, stem of onyx nail ( onyx ) + New Latin -ia -ia

Example Sentences

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

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The nail-folds occasionally present a pustular eruption and superficial ulceration, to which the name syphilitic onychia has been applied; more commonly the nails become brittle and ragged, and they may even be shed.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Mr. Liston afterwards performed one of the minor—but most painful operations of surgery—the partial removal of the nail, in onychia, on a man similarly narcotised, and with precisely the same result. 

From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John

Other forms of onychia occur during secondary syphilis simultaneously with the skin eruptions, and may prove obstinate and lead to shedding of the nails.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis