Ch. 6: Nail Diseases & Disorders
Across
- 2. living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
- 4. subungual melanoma - skin cancer in nail matrix
- 5. Nail surface pitting. nail plate appears to be filed with coarse abrasive
- 6. The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
- 7. Also known as trumpet nail; dramatically increased nail curvature of free edge.
- 8. separation of nail plate and bed without shedding
- 12. Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail
- 14. nail bed color, caused by lack of circulation/systemic disorder
- 17. bitten nails; chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
- 22. Any deformity or disease of the natural nails.
- 24. Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
- 25. rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause nail infection
- 26. Dark purplish spot. Usually due to small injuries to the nail bed
- 27. Visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate caused by a major illness/injury
Down
- 1. irregular stretching of eponychium or hyponychium around nail plate. serious injury/allergic skin reaction
- 3. Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate
- 9. ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail
- 10. damage to capillaries under nail; appearance of lengthwise splinter under nail plate.
- 11. Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells(melanocytes) - visible black band or dark color over entire nail
- 13. Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
- 15. Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
- 16. Whitish discolored spots of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area (not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies)
- 18. lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges)
- 19. Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail causing pus, swelling, and redness
- 20. Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness
- 21. Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
- 23. athlete's foot - fungal infection