spoon nail

noun Medicine/Medical.

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

Nearby words

spoon, spoon back, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoon hook, spoon nail, spoon theory, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonbill, spoonbill catfish

Origin of spoon nail

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Medicine definitions for spoon nail

spoon nail

[ spōōn ]

n.

koilonychia

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