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MeSH Heading: Nails
Tree Number(s): A17.600
Unique ID: D009262
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009262
Annotation: primates only: use HOOF AND CLAW for other vertebrates: Manual 21.58;
Scope Note: The thin, horny plates that cover the dorsal surfaces of the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes of primates.
Entry Term(s): Fingernails; Toenails
Consider Also: consider also terms at ONYCHO-
Entry Combination: abnormalities:Nails, Malformed
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2018/06/29

Entry Combination: abnormalities:Nails, Malformed
Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Nails MeSH Descriptor Data 2026