Onychectomy, popularly known as declawing, is an operation to remove an animal`s claws surgically by means of the amputation of all or part of the distal phalanges, or end bones, of the animal`s toes. Because the claw develops from germinal tissue within the third phalanx, amputation of the bone is necessary to fully remove the claw. The terms ......
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Declawing, surgical removal of the cat's claw & first joint, including bones, joints & ligaments.
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<procedure> Ablation of a toenail or fingernail. ... Origin: onycho-+ G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(on″ĭ-kek´tә-me) excision of a nail or nail bed.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: on′i-kek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Ablation of a toenail or fingernail. 2. veterinary medicine Surgical removal in felines of distal phalanges of all digits of forefeet, less commonly of hind feet. Procedure involves disarticulation of the P2/P3 junction and subsequent removal of entire P3 bone, at the te...
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onychectomy Excision of a finger and/or toe nail.
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