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heteresthesia (medicine) and nail fold (medicine)


heteresthesia (medicine)


heteresthesia


A change occurring in the degree (either plus or minus) of the sensory response to a cutaneous stimulus as the latter crosses a certain line on the surface.

Origin: heter-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation


nail fold (medicine)


nail fold


The fold of skin overlapping the lateral and proximal margins of the nail.

Synonym: vallum unguis, wall of nail.