Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brachyonychia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brachy-ony-chia
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition in which the end of the thumb is widened and flattened, the nail plate is flattened, and the distal phalanx is abnormally short.

Uncountable

Etymology

From brachy- + onych- + -ia.

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What does brachyonychia mean?
A condition in which the end of the thumb is widened and flattened, the nail plate is flattened, and the distal phalanx is abnormally short.
Where does brachyonychia come from?
From brachy- + onych- + -ia.

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