nail (nāl)
spoon nail
spoon nail
1. the horny cutaneous plate on the dorsal surface of the distal end of a finger or toe.
2. a rod of metal, bone, or other material for fixation of fragments of fractured bones.
ingrown nail aberrant growth of a toenail, with one or both lateral margins pushing deeply into adjacent soft tissue.
racket nail a short broad thumbnail.
spoon nail one with a concave surface.
spoon nail (sp n)n. See koilonychia. |
spoon nail
Etymology: AS, spon + naegel
a nail of the finger or toe that has a thin and concave outer surface.
spoon nail
Koilonychia A rare acquired nail dystrophy seen in bronchiectasia in which the nail bed is atrophic and the nail has a 'hollowed' appearance or central concave. See Clubbing.
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