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2. Garrod's pad - Wikipedia

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   Garrod's pads, also known as violinist's pads, [1] are a cutaneous condition characterized by calluses on the dorsal aspect of the interphalangeal joints, [2] i.e. the back side of the finger joints. They are often seen in violin , viola , and cello players, along with fiddler's neck and other dermatologic conditions peculiar to string ...

3. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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   A person with dermatophagia's extremely bitten finger The fingers of a person with dermatophagia. After some time, the repeated biting leaves the skin discolored and bloody. People with dermatophagia chew their skin out of compulsion, and can do so on a variety of places on their body. [8]

4. Personal care products - Wikipedia

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   Swedish advertisement for toiletries (c. 1905/06)Personal care products can be categorized according to their function and area of application. These are cleansing products, hair care products, oral care products, sun care products, skin hydrating products, feminine care products, hair removal products, nail care products, eye care products and anal hygiene products.

5. Arthropod adhesion - Wikipedia

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   The foot pads of flies are densely covered with flexible hair-like structures called setae, and some lizards and spiders use similar hairy pads to create adhesive effects. [2] This indicates a favourable design for hairy pad adhesion. [2] Hairy pads can be classified as pulvillus, fossula spongiosa, and tenent hairs. [4]

6. Tactile corpuscle - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] This corpuscle is a type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to pressure. In particular, they have their highest sensitivity (lowest threshold) when sensing vibrations between 10 and 50 hertz. They are rapidly adaptive receptors. They are most concentrated in thick hairless skin, especially at the finger pads.

7. Tactile pad - Wikipedia

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   A tactile pad is an area of skin that is particularly sensitive to pressure, temperature, or pain. Tactile pads are characterized by high concentrations of free nerve endings . [ 1 ] In primates , the last phalanges in the fingers and toes have tactile pads, allowing very accurate manipulation of objects.