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2. Onychoschizia - Wikipedia

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   Onychoschizia, also known as nail splitting and brittle nails, is a splitting of the free-edged tip of the nail. [1] There is also often a longitudinal split in addition to the separation of keratin layers.

3. Trachonychia - Wikipedia

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   "The longitudinal striations can occur as a normal part of the aging process", [2] and not until the nails start to thin and get a sandpaper look is the condition called trachonychia. The nails are opalescent and frequently are brittle and split at the free margin. There has been evidence of the condition as a cutaneous manifestation of lichen ...

4. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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   Nail clubbing - nails that curve down around the fingertips with nailbeds that bulge is associated with oxygen deprivation and lung, heart, or liver disease. Koilonychia - spooning, or nails that grow upwards. Associated with iron-deficiency anaemia or vitamin B 12 deficiency. [citation needed] Pitting of the nails is associated with psoriasis.

5. Olympian Jordan Chiles Explains Why Her Long Nails ‘Actually ...

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   “A lot of people always ask me how I do gymnastics with such long nails. To tell you the truth, they actually help me with my technique,” Chiles, 23, recently told the Associated Press .

6. Polyonychia - Wikipedia

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   supernumerary nails of the fingers and toes: Polyonychia from congenital polysyndactyly: Specialty: Medical genetics: Symptoms: Having two or more finger/toenails on a single digit: Complications: Social insecurity: Usual onset: Birth (congenital), post-traumatic (acquired) Duration: Life-long (unless it's corrected) Treatment: Plastic surgery ...

7. Accessory nail of the fifth toe - Wikipedia

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   The cause is poorly understood due to a lack of research, but genome-wide scans indicate that it is a heritable trait, and could be autosomal dominant. [4] However, the wide variance in the size and structure of the accessory nail indicates that the trait may not follow a Mendelian pattern of inheritance, and may instead be a complex trait affected by multiple genes with minor genetic effects.