GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

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incision of a nail
A
onychotomy
B
onychectomy
C
onychostomy
D
onychextomy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -onychectomy (plural onychectomies) (medicine) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nail avulsion. Nail avulsion is the most common surgical procedure performed on the nail unit. It involves detachment of the body of the nail plate from its primary adherences-the nail bed ventrally and the PNF proximally and dorsally.

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