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Conditionरोग

Chippa (disease of the nail joint)

चिप्प

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A minor disease: vata with pitta in the flesh of the nail quickly causes burning, suppuration and great pain at the nail joint.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
चिप्पक्षिप्र
Hindi
चिप्प
English
Chippa (disease of the nail joint)

What the text says

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Definition1

  • Vata joined with pitta, settling in the flesh of the nail, quickly produces burning and suppuration with great pain at the joint of the nail; this is called chippa.

    Chapter 14 · p. 252 · v. 46Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
3
Chapters
Chapter 14
Extraction tasks
T12
Record id
condition_chippa