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Onychorrhexis is brittleness of the fingernails or toenails, with splitting of the free edge of the nail. The free edge is the part of the nail that goes past the finger. Onychorrhexis comes from the Greek word "onyx" meaning "nail," and the Greek word "rhexis" meaning "a breaking." Put the words together and you have "a breaking nail."

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