Medical Dictionary

onycholysis

noun on·y·chol·y·sis \ˌän-ə-ˈkäl-ə-səs\
plural on·y·chol·y·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of ONYCHOLYSIS

:  a loosening of a nail from the nail bed beginning at the free edge and proceeding to the root

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