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| on·y·cho·gry·pho·sis [ ònnəkō gri fṓssiss, ònnəkō grī fṓssiss ] |
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thickening and curving of nails: excessive thickening and curving or hooking of fingernails or toenails so that they come to resemble talons. It results most often from infection or repeated injury.
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| [Late 19th century. < Greek onukh-, stem of onux "nail, claw" + grupōsis "hooking of the nails"] |
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