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onychodystrophy

noun

  1. distortion or malformation of the fingernails and toenails
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From onycho- + dystrophy.

  1. Dystrophic changes in nails, such as deformations, malformations or discolourations.

    Symmetric lupoid onychodystrophy is a form of lupus that involves the cells from which the nails grow.

    Whether onychodystrophy is more common among patients with diabetes is not known.