Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fungal infection of the fingernails or toenails that results in thickening, roughness, and splitting of the nails.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Disease of the nail caused by the presence of a fungus, usually Trichophyton tonsurans, rarely Achorion Schönleinii.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Fungal infection of thenail , especially thetoenail .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Anacor's most advanced product candidate is AN2690, a novel topical antifungal in development for the treatment of toenail onychomycosis, which is a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed.
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The prevalence of fungal infections, known as onychomycosis, is high and reported to be as high as 30 percent in the senior population.
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(SDC) - based treatment for tinea unguium, also referred to as onychomycosis (nail fungus), as well as for tinea pedis (athlete's foot).
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The prevalence of fungal infections, known as onychomycosis, is high and reported to be as high as 30 percent in the senior population.
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Nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, can be a difficult thing to get rid of.
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Anacor's most advanced product candidate is AN2690, a novel topical antifungal in development for the treatment of toenail onychomycosis, which is a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed.
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An estimated 35 million Americans have an active, live infection known as onychomycosis
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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Toenail fungus also known as onychomycosis is caused by a group of fungus called dermatophytes.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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However, millions of dollars are spent each year on ads by pharmaceutical companies to promote mostly futile attempts to eradicate onychomycosis, or nail fungus, a hardy microscopic organism that infects some 35 million people in the U.S.
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Millions of dollars are spent each year on ads for medications to be used in mostly futile attempts to eradicate onychomycosis, or nail fungus, a hardy, microscopic organism that infects about 35 million people in the United States.
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