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