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onychogryphosis /on·y·cho·gry·pho·sis/ (on″ĭ-ko-grĭ-fo´sis) hypertrophy and curving of the nails, giving them a clawlike appearance.

onychogryphosis

[on′ikōgrifō′sis]

Etymology: Gk, onyx + gryphein, to curve, osis, condition

thickened, curved, clawlike overgrowth of fingernails or toenails.

onychogryphosis [on″ĭ-ko-grĭ-fo´sis]

abnormal hypertrophy and curving of the nails, giving them a clawlike appearance.

Onychogryphosis. From Dorland's, 2000.

onychogryphosis, onychogryposis

abnormal hypertrophy and curving of the nails or claws. In a racing Greyhound, a serious defect that reduces racing performance.

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