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  2. Camptodactyly - Wikipedia

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    Camptodactyly is a medical condition that causes one or more digits (fingers or toes) to be permanently bent. It involves fixed flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints . Camptodactyly can be caused by a genetic disorder .

  3. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy of the basic parts of a human nail.A. Nail plate; B. lunula; C. root; D. sinus; E. matrix; F. nail bed; G. eponychium; H. free margin. Onychia is an inflammation of the nail folds (surrounding tissue of the nail plate) of the nail with formation of pus and shedding of the nail.

  4. Nail clubbing - Wikipedia

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    Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, anomalies and defects, some congenital, mostly of the heart and lungs. [2] [3] When it occurs together with joint effusions, joint pains, and abnormal skin and bone growth it is known as hypertrophic ...

  5. Polydactyly - Wikipedia

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    Reggy B, a drag queen and contestant on the second season of Drag Race Holland, revealed on the show that she was born with an extra thumb on her left hand, three extra toes on one foot, and two extra toes on her other foot. Her extra fingers and toes were surgically removed at a young age.

  6. Oligodactyly - Wikipedia

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    Ectrodactyly is an extreme instance of oligodactyly, involving the absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot and is also known as split hand/split foot malformation (SHFM). [6] The hands and feet of people with ectrodactyly are often described as "claw-like" and may include only the thumb and one finger (usually either the ...

  7. Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The skin between the fingers and toes may be fused (cutaneous syndactyly). This disorder is also characterized by widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), an abnormally large head size (macrocephaly), and a high, prominent forehead. Rarely, affected individuals may have more serious medical problems including seizures and developmental delay. [1]

  8. The NHS requires at least £13bn to address its backlog of estate problems, and according to the recent review by Ara Darzi the health service faces a shortfall of £37bn in capital funding.

  9. Dactylitis - Wikipedia

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    Dactylitis or sausage digit is inflammation of an entire digit (a finger or toe), [1] and can be painful. The word dactyl comes from the Greek word daktylos 'finger'. As a medical term, it refers to both the fingers and the toes.