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Webster 1913 Edition


Onychia


O-nych′i-a

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Onyx
.]
(Med.)
(a)
A whitlow.
(b)
An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.

Definition 2024


onychia

onychia

English

Noun

onychia (plural onychias)

  1. A whitlow.
  2. An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.