onychectomy

== English == === Etymology === From onych- (“nail”) +‎ -ectomy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɒnɪˈkɛktəmi/ Rhymes: -ɛktəmi === Noun === onychectomy (plural onychectomies) (medicine) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail. (veterinary medicine) Surgically remove the distal phalange of each digit of the forefeet of a cat. Synonym: declawing