onychectomy

English

Etymology

From onych- (“nail”) +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɒnɪˈkɛktəmi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

onychectomy (plural onychectomies)

  1. (medicine) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
  2. (veterinary medicine) Surgically remove the distal phalange of each digit of the forefeet of a cat.
    Synonym: declawing
    • 2015, Ilona Rodan, Sarah Heath, editors, Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 17:
      A good example of the potential discrepancy between human and feline goals is onychectomy, or declawing.
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