Usually means: Surgical removal of animal claws.
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  1. onychectomy: Wiktionary
  2. onychectomy: Dictionary.com
  3. Onychectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. onychectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. onychectomy: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (onychectomy)

noun:  (medicine) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
noun:  (veterinary medicine) Surgically remove the distal phalange of each digit of the forefeet of a cat.

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