Nail Structure

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Across
  1. 2. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin.
  2. 3. unhealthy condition of the nail that is either hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit.
  3. 7. highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix, which may be inherited.
  4. 11. Dark,purplish spots, usually due to small injury in the nail bed.
  5. 13. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  6. 16. bacterial inflammtion of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus, swelling, and redness.
  7. 23. whitish spots of discoloration of the nails.
  8. 27. Technical name for the natural nail.
  9. 28. folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
  10. 30. damage to the capillaries under the nail.
  11. 33. slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate.
  12. 35. whitish, or pale yellowish streaks within the nail.
  13. 36. living skin underneath the proximal nail fold found at the base of the nail plate.
  14. 37. Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations either randomly or evenly spaced.
  15. 38. visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus. Refuse nail service.
  16. 39. separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactions.
  17. 40. lengthwise grooves in the plate, often mistaken for ridges.
Down
  1. 1. rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection.
  2. 4. Nail turns a variety of colors, which may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder or poor blood circulation.
  3. 5. thin layer of tissue that helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows.
  4. 6. entire flap of skin covering the matrix.
  5. 7. severe inflammation of the nail, in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
  6. 8. medical term for fungal infections of the feet, also known as athletes foot.
  7. 9. abnormal stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate.
  8. 10. fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
  9. 12. significant darkening of the fingernails, or toenails, caused by increased pigment cells (melanocytes).
  10. 14. Abnormal split or brittle nails appearing as surface roughness on the nail plate.
  11. 15. damaged skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn.
  12. 17. Bitten nails.
  13. 18. ingrown nails.
  14. 19. Dramatically increased nail curvature of the free edge.
  15. 20. portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
  16. 21. fungal infection of the nail plate.
  17. 22. hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the nail bed.
  18. 24. thin white nail plate that is more flexible than normal.
  19. 25. Nail folds form the nail groove on each side of the nail.
  20. 26. area where the nail plate cells are formed and extend from under the nail fold at the base of the nail plate.
  21. 29. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
  22. 31. separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
  23. 32. depressions running across the width of the nail plate.
  24. 34. nonliving, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate that comes from the eponychium.