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Nails

nails, ingrown

excessive lateral nail growth into the nail fold. Because the lateral margin of the nail acts as a foreign body, inflammation and granulation may result. It is caused by improperly fitting shoes and by improper trimming of the nail.


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Re: The function of human nails

http://www.nail-solutions.co.uk/Nail%20anatomy.htm for more details.. :D

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by JamesSorrow
Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:51 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The function of human nails
Replies: 12
Views: 11913

Re:

... us to understand and which probably involve a handless girl. And yes, I know that the same guy let also his son to be hammered onto a cross with nails piercing through his hands and legs because he loved him so much. Or was it so that he loved just us so much that he let us torture and kill his ...

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by biohazard
Tue May 05, 2009 6:52 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16289

incubation of fungi

If I recall correctly, +37C is bit too high for most human pathogen fungi, because they are mainly adapted to live outside the human body (on skin, nails, mucous membranes), where the temperature is generally lower. However, I don't think that +37C kills them either, it just isn't optimal. Fungi ...

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by biohazard
Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:44 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: incubation of fungi
Replies: 25
Views: 2047

i LOVE Microscopes

... is used for something it will always appear bad, even if it is actually very good for waht it is designed. Screwdriver are very bad at putting nails, but hammer are crap to drive screws...

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by canalon
Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:42 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: i LOVE Microscopes
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Views: 1022

Is There A Living Thing With NO CELLS?

about the nails, i think we came to a similar conclusion a while back. About the RBC and sieve tube element, I guess I said all I have to say. If you don't consider them alive, then we'll agree to disagree. BTW, could platelets ...

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by MrMistery
Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:25 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is There A Living Thing With NO CELLS?
Replies: 33
Views: 1770
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