onyalai

onyalai

 [o″ne-al´a-e] a form of thrombopenic purpura occurring in Central Africa, due to a nutritional disorder; characteristics include blebs on the buccal and palatal mucosa, containing semicoagulated blood.

o·ny·al·a·i

(ō'nē-al'ā-ē), An acute disease affecting residents of Central Africa, characterized by bloody vesicles of the mouth and other mucous surfaces, hematuria, and melena; defective nutrition may be the cause. Synonym(s): akembe, kafindo