Onychomycosis

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Definition: A fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails.

Pronunciation: on-EE-ko-my-KO-sis • (noun)

Common Misspellings: onykomycosis, onikomycosis, onychomykosis, onikomikosis, onichomykosis

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