-nyxis

noun combining form

-nyx·​is

ˈniksə̇s

plural -nyxes

-kˌsēz

: puncture

pyronyxis

scleronyxis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek nyxis act of pricking, of stabbing; akin to Greek nyssein, nyttein to prick, sting

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