Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spoon-shaped finger-nail with surface concave instead of convex.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
deformity of thenails characterized byconcavity of the outer surface
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Examples
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Also known as koilonychia, spoon nails can be a sign of iron-deficiency anemia.
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I knew because she had koilonychia, concave, spoon-shaped nails.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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I knew because she had koilonychia, concave, spoon-shaped nails.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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I knew because she had koilonychia, concave, spoon-shaped nails.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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It had some beneficial effect on my nails, but, unfortunately, I stopped taking the supplements shortly after that and saw the resumption of nail problems including the koilonychia.
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I doubt there is any kind of a familial tendency (not that there are any recognized genetic causes of iron-deficiency anemia) - my great aunt and my sister both suffer (ed) from pernicious anemia but I don't know of anyone in my family who had iron-deficiency anemia except for me, but then again I am usually the odd one out in my family. anemia and koilonychia a year and a half ago, I'd half-heartedly experimented with taking my multi-vitamin supplements.
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