Canadian Medical Guide > Anatomy > Integumentary System > Nails Terms and Definitions
Nails
Medical Definition: | The thin, horny plates that cover the dorsal surfaces of the distal phlanges of the fingers and toes of primates. |
Guide Notes: | primates only: use HOOF AND CLAW for other vertebrates: Manual 21.58; /abnorm permitted but consider NAILS, MALFORMED |
Also Called: | Fingernails,Toenails |
Nails Medical Definitions and Terms
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