melanonychia

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noun

A black or brown pigmentation of the nail plate.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounmelanonychia (countable and uncountable, plural melanonychias)

plural melanonychias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA black or brown pigmentation of the nail plate.

Origin

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APA

melanonychia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanonychia

MLA

“melanonychia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanonychia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melanonychia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanonychia.

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