Etymology

onychomadesis

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Today it means: Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μαδάω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαδάω“I fall off”
  2. English todayonychomadesis

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

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