Nail Disorders

3. (spoon nails) a disease that causes abnormally thin nails to curve inward and become concave or flat. Hereditary or acquired.
4. nail biting (a compulsive habit)
9. a benign vascular tumor that can appear on the nail bed or periungual tissues.
13. nail infection that causes inflammation of the nail and surrounding tissue.
15. toenails that are infected with a fungus that starts as an athlete's foot.
16. (agnail) small loose piece of torn skin that appears near a fingernail or toenail. Made of dead dried skin.
19. (hapalonychia) nails that are very soft and brittle, similar to eggshells. Are more prone to breaking off easily.
20. common condition causes white spots on the nails.
24. a condition in which the corner side of the big toenail grows into the flesh.
25. Nail a nail deformity that occurs when the nails curve too much, pinching the skin around it.
26. usually harmless, caused by aging, injury or other factors.
27. tiny clots that tend to run vertically under the nails.
28. presents thickened nails without deformity (may be the result of trauma)

1. also known as cyanosis, can occur due to a number of factors i.e. poor circulation, or lack of 02 to the blood.
2. can occur for a number of reasons...including infections, medications, and other health conditions
5. a condition that causes a fingernail or toenail to completely or partially detach from the nail bed.
6. horizontal grooves or ridges that appear across fingernails or toenails (can be a sign of injury, illness or skin condition)
7. nail deformity that occurs when the nail matrix becomes permanently scarred, causing the nail to split.
8. infection of the tissue folds around the nails.
10. nail disease that affects people with psoriasis.
11. a minor injury when blood pools under the nail
12. a condition that causes nails to become brittle, thin, and split longitudinally.
14. a nail fungus causing thickened, brittle, crumbly, or ragged nails.
17. hypertrophy of the nail. May produce nails resembling claws or rams horn.
18. folded nail. A nail plate that is highly curved.
21. a common condition where the nail plate gradually and painlessly separates from the nail bed.
22. a bacterial infection that causes green nail.
23. brown or black discoloration in the nail plate.