Chapter 10 Nail Disorder and Diseases

6. an inflammation of the nal infections.
7. caused by a lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells.
8. an enlargement of the fingernails or toenails accompanied by increased thickening and curvature.
9. an abnormal conditions that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate.
10. a condition in which blood clot forms under the nail plate.
12. a type of highly curved nail plate usually caused by injury to the matrix..
15. also known as ingrown nails; can affects either the fingers or toes.
17. soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out.
19. a condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears.
22. the result of a habit of chewing the nail or the hardened.
23. one of the several common bacteria that can cause a nail infection.
25. caused by a physical trauma or injury to to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow.

1. is the lighting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing towards the lunula area.
2. a severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
3. darkening of the fingernails or toenails.
4. the medical term for fungal infections of the feet.
5. bacterial inflammation of the tissue surrounding the nail.
11. a noninfectious condition that affect the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.
13. thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal.
14. whitish discolorations of the nails.
16. a fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
18. the separation and falling off a nail plate from the nail bed.
20. the free edge pinches the sidewalls into a deep curve.
21. split or brittle nails that a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
24. vertical lines running down the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails.