onychogryphosis

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noun

A hypertrophy or excess growth of the nails.

Scrabble 32

Meanings

nounonychogryphosis (countable and uncountable, plural onychogryphoses)

plural onychogryphoses

  1. countableuncountabledermatologyA hypertrophy or excess growth of the nails.

Origin

Translations

Finnish onykogryfoosi
  • onykogryfoosihypertrophy of the nails
Italian onicogrifosi
  • onicogrifosihypertrophy of the nails
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Chicago

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