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The crescent nail-tail wallaby, also known as the worong ( Onychogalea lunata ), was a small species of marsupial that grazed on grasses in the scrub and woodlands of southwestern and central Australia. They were common in Western Australia before they disappeared in the early 20th century and persisted in the central deserts until at least the ...
Take care of your hair, skin and nails by eating plenty of protein, healthy fats, and fruits and vegetables; and by using sun protection to avoid the sun’s damaging rays, Hartman adds.
Hangnail. Other names. Agnail, Stepmother's blessing. The bottom finger has a hangnail. Specialty. Dermatology. A hangnail is a small, torn piece of skin next to a fingernail or toenail, related to ingrown nails. [1] Hangnails are typically caused by having dry skin, or by trauma to the fingers. [1]
Rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首) is a type of Japanese yōkai (apparition). They look almost completely like humans with some differences. There is a type whose neck stretches and another whose head detaches and flies around freely ( nukekubi ). The Rokurokubi appear in classical kaidan (spirit tales) and in yōkai works.
Specialty. Dermatology. Periungual warts are warts that cluster around the fingernail or toenail. They appear as thickened, fissured cauliflower-like skin around the nail plate. Periungual warts often cause loss of the cuticle and paronychia. Nail biting increases susceptibility to these warts.
The adjective cutaneous means "of the skin" (from Latin cutis 'skin'). In mammals, the skin is an organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of ectodermal tissue and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments, and internal organs. Skin of a different nature exists in amphibians, reptiles, and birds. [1]
Lead poisoning, also known as plumbism and saturnism, is a type of metal poisoning caused by lead in the body. [2] Symptoms may include abdominal pain, constipation, headaches, irritability, memory problems, infertility, and tingling in the hands and feet. [1] It causes almost 10% of intellectual disability of otherwise unknown cause and can ...