onychomadesis
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English
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Etymology
[edit]onycho- + Ancient Greek μαδάω (madáō, “I fall off”)
Noun
[edit]onychomadesis (uncountable)
- Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix.