† onychopathicadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: onycho- comb. form, -pathic comb. form.
Etymology: < onycho- comb. form + -pathic comb. form. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ:nikoˌpæ·þik) /ˌɒnɪkəʊˈpæθɪk/.
Medicine.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1890 J. S. Billings II. 249/1 Onychopathic, pertaining to disease of the nails.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).