Ch. 6: Nail Diseases & Disorders

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Across
  1. 2. living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
  2. 4. subungual melanoma - skin cancer in nail matrix
  3. 5. Nail surface pitting. nail plate appears to be filed with coarse abrasive
  4. 6. The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
  5. 7. Also known as trumpet nail; dramatically increased nail curvature of free edge.
  6. 8. separation of nail plate and bed without shedding
  7. 12. Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail
  8. 14. nail bed color, caused by lack of circulation/systemic disorder
  9. 17. bitten nails; chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
  10. 22. Any deformity or disease of the natural nails.
  11. 24. Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
  12. 25. rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause nail infection
  13. 26. Dark purplish spot. Usually due to small injuries to the nail bed
  14. 27. Visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate caused by a major illness/injury
Down
  1. 1. irregular stretching of eponychium or hyponychium around nail plate. serious injury/allergic skin reaction
  2. 3. Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate
  3. 9. ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail
  4. 10. damage to capillaries under nail; appearance of lengthwise splinter under nail plate.
  5. 11. Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells(melanocytes) - visible black band or dark color over entire nail
  6. 13. Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
  7. 15. Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
  8. 16. Whitish discolored spots of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area (not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies)
  9. 18. lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges)
  10. 19. Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail causing pus, swelling, and redness
  11. 20. Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness
  12. 21. Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
  13. 23. athlete's foot - fungal infection