onycholysis etymology

English word onycholysis comes from English -lysis (Decomposition or breakdown. Disintegration. Dissolving.), English onycho- ((anatomy) nail.)

Detailed word origin of onycholysis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-lysis English (eng) Decomposition or breakdown. Disintegration. Dissolving.
onycho- English (eng) (anatomy) nail.
onycholysis English (eng) (medicine) The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed.

Words with the same origin as onycholysis

Descendants of -lysis
acantholytic acetolysis acetolytic atmolysis autohydrolysis autoproteolysis biolysis cerumenolysis chemolysis chromatolysis elastinolysis electrolysis endoproteolysis glycohydrolysis heterolytic homolysis hydrolysis karyolysis karyolytic lipolysis neurolysis octanolysis oncolysis tenolysis
Descendants of onycho-
onychalgia onychectomy onychitis onychodystrophy onychogryphosis onychology onychomancy onychomycosis onychomycotic onychopathology onychopathy onychophagia onychophagy onychorrhexis onychosis