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onychogryphosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ony-chogrypho-sis
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypertrophy or excess growth of the nails.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From onycho- + gryphosis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

onychogryphoses (plural)

Questions

What does onychogryphosis mean?
A hypertrophy or excess growth of the nails.
Where does onychogryphosis come from?
From onycho- + gryphosis.

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