Nail diseases and disorders
Across
- 1. white spots appearing in the nail
- 4. the skin underneath the free edge.
- 7. the cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail
- 8. claw nails
- 9. living skin that becomes attached to the nail plate either at the ephonychuim or the hyponychium
- 11. the skin that touches, overlaps and surrounds the nail.
- 12. shedding or falling off of nails
- 13. swelling of the nail and is often associated with onychauxis
Down
- 2. atrophy or wasting away of the nail
- 3. ringworm of the nail
- 5. thickening of the nail plate or abnormal outgrowth of the nail.
- 6. ingrown nails
- 8. inflammation of the nail matrix
- 9. inflammation of skin around the nail
- 10. spoon nails/nails with a concave shape.
- 12. loosening or separation of the nail