Koilonychia vs. Concavity — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Koilonychia and Concavity
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Koilonychia
Koilonychia, also known as spoon nails,: 782 is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia.: 656 It refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape. In a sense, koilonychia is the opposite of nail clubbing.
Concavity
The state of being curved like the inner surface of a sphere.
Koilonychia
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
Concavity
A surface or structure configured in such a curve.
Concavity
(uncountable) The state of being concave
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Concavity
(countable) A concave structure or surface
Concavity
A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave.
Concavity
A shape that curves or bends inward
Concavity
The property possessed by a concave shape
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