green nail syndrome

noun

A bacterial infection of the nails resulting in green or black discoloration, often linked to the hands being constantly moist or exposed to chemicals.

Similar
chloronychiaGoldman-Fox syndrome
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Meanings

noungreen nail syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA bacterial infection of the nails resulting in green or black discoloration, often linked to the hands being constantly moist or exposed to chemicals.

    Synonyms: chloronychia, Goldman-Fox syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bacterial infection of the nails resulting in green or black discoloration, often linked to the hands being constantly moist or exposed to chemicals.

Similar
chloronychiaGoldman-Fox syndrome
Also see
chloronychia
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