onychomadesis
Meanings
noun
- Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix.
Word forms
Etymology
From onycho- + Ancient Greek μαδάω (madáō, “I fall off”).
Synonyms
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