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Hook nail

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Hook nail is a bowing of the nail bed due to a lack of support from the short bony phalanx (fingertip).[1]: 660 

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References

  1. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.