The medical term for a fungal infection of the nails is:

A) onychocryptosis
B) onychopathy
C) onychomalacia
D) onychomycosis


D
Explanation: Onych/o is the combining form for "nail," connecting to another root starting with a consonant myc for fungus with the suffix -osis for condition added to complete the term.

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