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Koilonychia vs. Concavity — What's the Difference?

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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