Diseases

Nail Diseases

Diseases of the nail plate and tissues surrounding it. The concept is limited to primates.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Diseases of the nail plate and tissues surrounding it. The concept is limited to primates.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Disease, Nail
  • Diseases, Nail
  • Nail Disease

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

primates only; neopl: coord IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

79; was NON MESH before 1979

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Previous Indexing

  • Nails (1966-1978)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nail Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009260. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009260
  2. Nail Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_disease
  3. Nail Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2084035