onychomycosis etymology

English word onychomycosis comes from English mycosis ((pathology) An infection caused by a fungus.), English onycho- ((anatomy) nail.)

Detailed word origin of onychomycosis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mycosis English (eng) (pathology) An infection caused by a fungus.
onycho- English (eng) (anatomy) nail.
onychomycosis English (eng) Fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail.

Words with the same origin as onychomycosis

Descendants of mycosis
mycosic
Descendants of onycho-
onychalgia onychectomy onychitis onychodystrophy onychogryphosis onychology onycholysis onychomancy onychomycotic onychopathology onychopathy onychophagia onychophagy onychorrhexis onychosis