onychomadesis
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English[edit]
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.