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(′köil·ō′nik·ē·ə)

(medicine) Spoon-shaped deformity of the fingernails, which may be familial or associated with a disease, such as iron-deficiency anemia. Also known as spoon nail.

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Development of (brittle) concave finger nails, commonly associated with iron deficiency anaemia.

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(koi'lō-nĭk'ē-ə)
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A nail deformity characterized by concavity of the outer surface of the nail. Also called celonychia, spoon nail.

 
 
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