onyxis

9.9

The edge of a toenail grows into the skin and hurts

noun
/ˈɒnɪksɪs/

Specialized

: onicocriptosis

The doctor diagnosed her painful toe as a case of onyxis.

Examples

Treatment for onyxis often involves trimming the nail and reducing inflammation.
People with diabetes should pay special attention to signs of onyxis to avoid complications.
She was diagnosed with onyxis last week.
Do you know what onyxis is?
People with diabetes should pay special attention to signs of onyxis to avoid complications.
The doctor diagnosed her painful toe as a case of onyxis.
Treatment for onyxis often involves trimming the nail and reducing inflammation.

Synonyms

ingrown toenail

vsonyxis

1 4.5

A nail on the toe that grows into the skin and causes pain and redness

is the clinical name for the same growth at the nail tip

How Severe

paronychia

Specialized

9.9

onyxis

Specialized

9.9

ingrowing

6.5

Surface Forms

onyxis singular

onyxes plural

Morphology

onyxis = onych + is

Formed from a medical combining form ('onych-') and a nominal ending; the components are not productive or recognizable to an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Onyxis comes from the Greek root onyx meaning 'nail', so onyxis is when a toenail grows into the skin and causes pain.