Nail Structure; The structure we know of as the nail is divided into six specific parts - the root, nail bed, nail plate, eponychium (cuticle), perionychium, and hyponychium. Each of these structures has a specific function, and if disrupted can result in an abnormal appearing fingernail.
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Nail bed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nail bed can refer to: • Bed of nails, a device sometimes used in meditation and physics demonstrations • Bed of nails tester, a device used to test printed circuit boards • Fingernail region also kn...
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Nail (anatomy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A nail is a horn-like structure at the end of a person's (or an animal's) finger or toe. See also claw. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough protein called keratin, as are animals' hoove...
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Bed of nails - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bed of nails is typically an oblong piece of wood, the size of a bed, with nails pointing upwards out of it. It appears to the spectator that anyone lying on this "bed" would be injured by the nai...
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OBJECTIVE: Paronychia occurs frequently in adolescents, but there are no data about its prevalence in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). We investigated the presence and characteristics of nail-bed infections in a group of adolescent patients with DM1 aged 10-20 years.
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While keratins K5, K17 (basal) and K10 (suprabasal) were found in the orthokeratinizing eponychium and hyponychium, throughout, the nail bed epithelium expressed only K5 and K17. The second type comprised the apical and ventral matrix which exhibited a mixed pattern of epithelial and hair keratin expression.
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Overview: Nailbed injuries are common, with fingertip injuries being the most often seen type of hand injuries. The fingertip is frequently injured because it is the point of interaction between the body and one's surroundings in the ... ... nailbed injury, nailbed injuries, finger injury, nail bed injuries,
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Pseudomonas bacterial infection can occur between the natural nail plate and the nail bed, and/or between an artificial nail coating and the natural nail plate. Many people have been led to believe that the classic 'green' discoloration of this type of infection is some type of mold.
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