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perionychium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-ony-chi-um
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The epidermis bordering a nail.

Etymology

From New Latin; by surface analysis, peri- + onych- + -ium.

Inflected Forms

perionychia (plural)

Derived Forms

perionychial

Frequently Paired Words

onychia onychium paronychia paronychial perionychia perionychial

Synonyms

perionyx cuticle

Questions

What does perionychium mean?
The epidermis bordering a nail.
Where does perionychium come from?
From New Latin; by surface analysis, peri- + onych- + -ium.

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