Look up: koilonychia


  1. koilonychia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: koy′lō-nik′ē-ă Definitions: 1. A malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is concave; often associated with iron deficiency or softening by occupational contact with oils. Synonyms: spoon nail
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=47290

  2. koilonychia
    <clinical sign> Dystrophy of the fingernails, sometimes associated with iron deficiency anaemia, in which they are thin and concave, with the edges raises. ... Synonym: spoon nail. ... (15 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?koilonychia

  3. koilonychia
    (koi″lo-nik´e-ә) dystrophy of the nails in which they are abnormally thin and concave from side to side, with the edges turned up; it is sometimes seen iniron deficiency anemia. Called also spoon nail.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. koilonychia
    (koilo- + onyx nail + -ia) dystrophy of the fingernails, sometimes associated with iron deficiency anaemia, in which they are thin and concave, with the edges raises; called also spoon nail.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio49.html

  5. Koilonychia
    Koilonychia (also known as spoon nails{rp|782}) is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia.{rp|656} Koilonychia literally means "spoon nails." It refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat o...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koilonychia

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