Disease or Syndrome
onycholysis
Subclass of:
Nail Diseases
Definitions related to onycholysis:
  • A nail condition characterized by spontaneous separation of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A nail disorder characterized by spontaneous separation of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Detachment of the nail from the nail bed.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Separation of nail plate from the underlying nail bed. It can be a sign of skin disease, infection (such as ONYCHOMYCOSIS) or tissue injury.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Onycholysis is a nail disorder frequently encountered by dermatologists. Onycholysis is characterized by a spontaneous separation of the nail plate starting at the distal free margin and progressing proximally.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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