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onychogryphosis
onychogryphosisA condition, mostly afflicting elderly people, in which the nails become thick and disfigured.onychogryphosis
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 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. |