Nail Diseases and Disorders
Across
- 3. Inflammation of the PNF or lateral nail folds
- 5. Very thin, soft nails that sometimes curve over the free edge
- 7. Discoloration of nails caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria
- 8. Inflammation of skin around nail
- 10. Loosening or separation of nail plate from the nail bed
- 12. Shedding or loss of nail plate with separation beginning at the matrix
- 14. Atrophy of nail or wasting away of nail
- 16. Extreme C-curvature of the nail
- 17. Splitting or peeling of the nail typically at the free edge
- 18. White spots appearing within nail plate
- 20. Living skin that becomes attached to nail plate at the PNF
- 21. An abnormal outgrowth of nail or thickening of nail plate
Down
- 1. Nail is flat on top but one or both lateral nail folds angle sharply into soft tissue
- 2. Appears as a darkened stripe running the length of the nail plate
- 4. Nails with a concave shape
- 5. Split(s) in PNF or lateral nail fold
- 6. Nails with a concave shape
- 9. Increased thickness or curvature of nails
- 11. Split or brittle nails
- 13. Ingrown nails
- 15. Ringworm of nail
- 19. Bitten Nails