PERIONYCHIUM


Meaning of PERIONYCHIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ē-ō-ˈni-kē-əm ]

noun

( plural peri·onych·ia -kē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from peri- + Greek onych-, onyx nail — more at nail

Date: circa 1879

: the tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail

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