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Definition of Tinea unguium
1. Noun. Fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails).
Medical Definition of Tinea unguium
1. The most common fungus infection of the nails (onychomycosis). Onychomycosis makes the nails look white and opaque, thickened, and brittle. Older women (perhaps because oestrogen deficiency may increase the risk of infection). And men and women with diabetes or disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vacscular disease) are at increased risk. Artificial nails (acrylic or wraps ) increase the risk because when an artificial nail is applied, the nail surface is usually abraded with an emery board damaging it, emery boards can carry infection, and. Water can collect under the nail creating a moist, warm environment for fungal growth. Alternative names include ringworm of the nails and dermatophytic onychomycosis. (17 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinea Unguium
Literary usage of Tinea unguium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"... tinea unguium. Ringworm of the nails may be an independent affection or may
occur in connection with ringworm of the glabrous skin, scalp, or beard. ..."
2. An Introduction to pathology and morbid anatomy by Thomas Henry Green (1889)
"The Trichophyton tonsurans is the cause of tinea tonsurans, tinea kerion, tinea
circinata, tinea sycosis, and tinea unguium. In tinea tonsurans the hair is ..."
3. An Introduction to pathology and morbid anatomy by Thomas Henry Green, Hubert Montague Murray (1895)
"... one parasite common to tinea tonsurans, tinea kerion, tinea circinata, tinea
sycosis, and tinea unguium. Different varieties have lately been described. ..."
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