| hippocratic nails | The coarse curved nail's capping clubbed digits (hippocratic fingers). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nails, ingrown | Excessive lateral nail growth into the nail fold. Because the lateral margin of the nail acts as a foreign body, inflammation and granulation may result. It is caused by improperly fitting shoes and by improper trimming of the nail. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nails, malformed | Deformities in nail structure or appearance, including hypertrophy, splitting, clubbing, furrowing, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nails, ringworm of the | See Nail infection, fungal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Terry's nails | A white, ground-glass-like opacity of the nail's with a zone of normal pink at the distal edge of the nail's; associated with liver disease (most commonly, cirrhosis of the liver). (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lillie's azure-eosin stain | <technique> A stain in which an azure eosinate solution is used to stain bacteria and rickettsiae in tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |