Onychatrophia
Onychatrophy
atrophy of the nails.
Origin: onycho– g. Atrophia, atrophy
onychatrophia is an atrophy or wasting Away of the nail plate which causes it to lose its luster, become smaller and sometimes shed entirely. injury or disease may account for this irregularity
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