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onychocryptosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ony-chocryp-to-sis
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

ingrown toenail

Uncountable

Etymology

From onycho- + Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “I conceal”).

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Questions

What does onychocryptosis mean?
ingrown toenail
Where does onychocryptosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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