nail
hard projection of digit
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Summary
nail is a skin type[1]. nail draws 7,422 Wikipedia views per month (skin type category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: finger organs[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
- Part of: toe[6], digit[7]
- Has use: protection[8], attack[9], scratching[10]
- Commons category: Nails[11]
- Said to be the same as: claw[12]
- Has part(s): fingernail[13], toenails[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nails (anatomy)[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C33156[22]
- Different from: Uña[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Body
Influence
Things named for nail include onyx[25], a mineral variety[26] and onychotillomania[27], a mental disorder[28], founded in 1934[29].
Why It Matters
nail has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] nail is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for nail include onyx[25], a mineral variety[26] and onychotillomania[27], a mental disorder[28], founded in 1934[29].