NAIL DISEASES AND DISORDERS

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Across
  1. 6. refers to the shedding or falling off of nails
  2. 7. white spots appearing on the nail
  3. 10. atrophy or wasting away of the nail
  4. 14. the physical result of injury, nail disease or an imbalance in the body
  5. 15. nails that have been bitten enough to become deformed
  6. 16. a brown or black pigmented stripe down the length of the nail
  7. 17. blood trapped under the nail
Down
  1. 1. horizontal wavy ridges across the nail
  2. 2. inflammation of the skin around the nail
  3. 3. can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses or illness
  4. 4. ringworm of the nail
  5. 5. very thin, soft nails that sometimes curve over the free edge
  6. 6. inflammation of the nail matrix
  7. 8. loosening of the nail plate starting at the free edge and progressing to the lunula; stays attached at the root area
  8. 9. brittle nails
  9. 11. another word for hangnails
  10. 12. indented vertical lines down the nail plate
  11. 13. the loss of the nail plate with separration occuring at the nail matrix