onychopathology

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noun

The study of diseases of the nails.

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounonychopathology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of diseases of the nails.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃negʰ-
  2. Ancient Greekὄνῠξ (ónŭx)
  3. Englishonycho-
  4. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Frenchpathologie
  11. Englishpathology
  12. Englishonychopathology

From onycho- + pathology.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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