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Meaning of "nailfold" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NAILFOLD

nailfold  [ˈneɪlˌfəʊld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAILFOLD

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conjunction
determiner
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Nailfold is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NAILFOLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nailfold in the English dictionary

The definition of nailfold in the dictionary is the fold of skin at the base of the fingernail.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAILFOLD


bifold
ˈbaɪˌfəʊld
billfold
ˈbɪlˌfəʊld
blindfold
ˈblaɪndˌfəʊld
centrefold
ˈsɛntəˌfəʊld
eightfold
ˈeɪtˌfəʊld
fivefold
ˈfaɪvˌfəʊld
fourfold
ˈfɔːˌfəʊld
gatefold
ˈɡeɪtˌfəʊld
manifold
ˈmænɪˌfəʊld
multifold
ˈmʌltɪˌfəʊld
ninefold
ˈnaɪnˌfəʊld
sevenfold
ˈsɛvənˌfəʊld
severalfold
ˈsɛvrəlˌfəʊld
sheepfold
ˈʃiːpˌfəʊld
sixfold
ˈsɪksˌfəʊld
tenfold
ˈtɛnˌfəʊld
thousandfold
ˈθaʊzəndˌfəʊld
threefold
ˈθriːˌfəʊld
trifold
ˈtraɪˌfəʊld
twofold
ˈtuːˌfəʊld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAILFOLD

nail polish
nail polish remover
nail puller
nail punch
nail scissors
nail set
nail technician
nail up
nail varnish
nail varnish remover
nail wrench
nail-biting
nail-less
nailbiter
nailbrush
nailed-on
nailer
nailery
nailfile
nailhead

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAILFOLD

enfold
epicanthic fold
fanfold
fold
gantry scaffold
hundredfold
infold
interfold
manyfold
millionfold
myriadfold
onefold
refold
scaffold
thirtyfold
twelvefold
twentyfold
unblindfold
unfold
upfold

Synonyms and antonyms of nailfold in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nailfold» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAILFOLD

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The translations of nailfold from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nailfold» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甲襞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nailfold
570 millions of speakers

English

nailfold
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nailfold
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الطية الظفرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nailfold
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

periungueal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nailfold
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

périunguéale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nailfold
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nailfold
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nailfold
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nailfold
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nailfold
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nailfold
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nailfold
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेलफॉल्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tırnak dibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ungueale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrąbka naskórkowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nailfold
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nailfold
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nailfold
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nailfold
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nailfold
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nailfold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nailfold

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAILFOLD»

The term «nailfold» is used very little and occupies the 158.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAILFOLD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nailfold

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAILFOLD»

Discover the use of nailfold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nailfold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rheumatology: Diagnosis and Therapeutics
Description: Easily performed, this test examines nailfold capillary architecture by microscopy. Although not truly specific, the test is useful in distinguishing primary and secondary Raynaud phenomenon. Secondary Raynaud disease refers to ...
John J. Cush, Arthur Kavanaugh, Charles Michael Stein, 2005
2
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Patients with primary Raynaud's disease usually have normal nailfold capillaries, but some have tortuous or dilated capillary loops; whether these patients will develop scleroderma later is unknown. Using a quantitative morphological analysis ...
Jay Denton Coffman, 1989
3
A Clinician's Pearls & Myths in Rheumatology
Comment: Leading clinical indicators of secondary RP are shown in Table 10.1. Longitudinal prospective studies of patients presenting with RP suggest that abnormal nailfold capillary at baseline is the strongest predictor of the development ...
John H. Stone, 2009
4
Scleroderma: From Pathogenesis to Comprehensive Management
Today, the nailfold capillaroscopy represents the safest noninvasive imaging technique that is used for in vivo morphological assessment of the microcirculation and its early diagnostic support is considered mandatory in presence of RP ...
John Varga, Christopher P. Denton, Fredrick M. Wigley, 2012
5
Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2006: Pt. ...
Before recognizing the abnormal nailfold capillary, we must know where the capillary is. The image pre-processing system is used to enhance the quality of high resolution capillary microscopy images, and extract the nailfold capillary from ...
Hyunseung Choo, Marina L. Gavrilova, 2006
6
Skin Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment
If the epi— dermal cover of the cuticle or any other parts of the nailfold is impaired , these structures will be exposed to an ... time, the adherence of the cuticle is weakened and the proximal nailfold retracts and becomes thicker and rounded.
John C. Hall, Brian J. Hall, 2009
7
Atlas of capillaroscopy in rheumatic diseases
The reader after a carefull and progressive analysis of the text will learn to understand the capillaroscopic findings that characterize the most important rheumatic diseases and will use the atlas for his daily clinical practice.
M. Cutolo, 2011
8
Paediatric Rheumatology
Nailfold capillaroscopy in rheumatic disease Introduction 0 Nailfold capillaroscopy is a useful, non-invasive investigation. 0 Morphological changes of the finger nailfold capillaries (NFCs) can be directly visualized with magnification and ...
Helen E. Foster, Paul A. Brogan, 2012
9
Dermatomyositis: Advances in Recognition, Understanding and ...
Maricq HR, Maize JC. Nailfold capillary abnormalities. Clin Rheum Dis 1982; 8: 455–478. 99. Ganczarczyk ML, Lee P, Armstrong SK. Nailfold capillary microscopy in polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Arthritis Rheum 1988; 31: 116– 119. 100.
Gerd Plewig, Lyubomir A. Dourmishev, Assen Lyubenov Dourmishev, 2009
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Dictionary of Rheumatology
Nailfold Capillaroscopy An examination using widefield microscopy of the nailfold capillary bed 10 to 200-point zoom. It has been useful in diagnosing and observing the progress of systemic connective tissue diseases, especially systemic ...
Jozef Rovenský, Roy Clague, Juraj Payer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAILFOLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nailfold is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bloomington girl with rare disease moves to help save her body
Tests for JDM include magnetic resonance imaging, electromyography, muscle biopsy, blood tests and nailfold capillaroscopy. Goals of ... «Herald & Review, Jun 15»
2
Raynaud's phenomenon
A routine blood test looking for anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) or blood vessel changes around the nail bed (nailfold capillaroscopy) can help to ... «Nursing in Practice, May 15»
3
On the run: Girl with rare disease moves to help save her body
Tests for JDM include magnetic resonance imaging, electromyography, muscle biopsy, blood tests and nailfold capillaroscopy. Goals of ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, May 15»
4
Some Patients With Raynaud's Phenomenon Fit Systemic Sclerosis …
The newly SSc classified patients showed increased frequencies of sclerodactyly, digital tip ulcer, telangiectasia, abnormal nailfold capillaries ... «Scleroderma News, Apr 15»
5
Certain patients with Raynaud's phenomenon fit 2013, not 1980 …
... telangiectasia and abnormal nailfold capillaries and have the presence of anticentromere antibodies. Those who were not reclassified had a ... «Healio, Apr 15»
6
Study: Morphea, systemic sclerosis likely separate diseases
All participants were screened for symptoms of systemic sclerosis, such as Raynaud's phenomenon, telangiectasia, visible nailfold capillaries, ... «Healio, Mar 15»
7
LV Function Declines Over Time in Juvenile SLE
Other factors associated with left ventricular (LV) diastolic function over time were abnormal nailfold vasculature and renal involvement. As such ... «MedPage Today, Feb 15»
8
New Scleroderma Criteria Improves Upon Disease Classification
... telangiectasia (small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin), abnormal nailfold capillaries, pulmonary arterial hypertension and/or ... «Scleroderma News, Dec 14»
9
Routine Exam for SSc Patients May Also Monitor Lung Function
In the study, entitled, “Association Between Nailfold Capillaroscopy Findings and Pulmonary Function Tests in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis ... «Scleroderma News, Nov 14»
10
Patients with psoriasis
Vessel resistance to blood flow in the nailfold in patients with psoriasis: a prospective case–control echo Doppler-based study. Br J Dermatol 2012; 166:54–8. «Medscape, Nov 14»

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