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Nails MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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 Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Nails Preferred
Fingernails Narrower
Toenails Narrower
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