onychomadesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

onychomadesis

Etymology

From onycho- + Ancient Greek μαδάω (madáō, “I fall off”).

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