spoon nail

noun Medicine/Medical.

an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; koilonychia.

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Origin of spoon nail

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby spoon nail

spooney, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonful, spoon hook, spoon nail, spoon theory, spoonworm, spoony, spoor, spor-
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Medical definitions for spoon nail

spoon nail
[ spōōn ]

n.

koilonychia
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