Mees lines

Mees lines

(mēs), horizontal white bands of the nails seen in chronic arsenical poisoning, and occasionally in leprosy. Synonym(s): Mees stripes

Mees lines

(mēz, mēs, mās) [R.A. Mees, 20th-cent. Dutch scientist] Transverse white lines that appear above the lunula of the fingernails about 5 weeks after exposure to arsenic.

Mees,

R.A., 20th century Dutch physician. Mees lines - horizontal white bands of the nails seen in chronic arsenic poisoning and occasionally in leprosy. Synonym(s): Mees stripesMees stripes - Synonym(s): Mees lines