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Infection vs Onychomycosis - What's the difference?

infection | onychomycosis |

As nouns the difference between infection and onychomycosis

is that infection is (pathology) the act or process of infecting while onychomycosis is fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail.

infection

English

(wikipedia infection)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
  • An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
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    Related terms

    * infect * infected * infectable

    Derived terms

    * spurious infection

    onychomycosis

    English

    (wikipedia onychomycosis)

    Noun

  • Fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail.

    • Synonyms

    * nail fungus * ringworm (of the nail) * tinea unguium