onychorrhexis

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noun

fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.

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Meanings

nounonychorrhexis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicinefingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.

    Synonyms: brittle nails

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.

Similar
brittle nails

Origin

From onycho- + -rrhexis.

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Translations

Italian onicorressi
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APA

onychorrhexis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onychorrhexis

MLA

“onychorrhexis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onychorrhexis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onychorrhexis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onychorrhexis.

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