onychogryphosis
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onychogryphosis
[on″ĭ-ko-grĭ-fo´sis]abnormal hypertrophy and curving of the nails, giving them a clawlike appearance.
Onychogryphosis. From Dorland's, 2000.
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onychogryphosis
Abnormal changes in finger- or toenails so that they resemble talons. This may occur spontaneously or as a result of repeated injury or CANDIDIASIS. The term derives from the name of the mythological griffon.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005