Across
- 3. noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than usual; usually caused by poor diet, heredity, internal disease, medication, or overfiling with an abrasive
- 8. an unhealthy nail condition that is hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit
- 9. inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail caused by infection or injury
- 10. separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactions
- 12. severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
- 17. bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail; redness, pus, and swelling are usually present
- 19. damage to the capillaries under the nail, giving the appearance of a lengthwise small splinter underneath the nail plate; caused by physical trauma or nail bed injury
- 20. also known as trumpet nail; a form of dramatically increased nail curvature of the free edge, whereby the nail can curl in upon itself or may be deformed only on one sidewall
- 22. finger with visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus
- 24. depressions running across the nail plate’s width due to a slowing production of matrix cells
- 25. rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection; seen in the early stages as a yellow– green spot that becomes darker in its advanced stage, changing from yellow to green to brown to black
- 26. nail that has turned a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation
- 27. separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed; caused by infection, matrix injury, systemic illness, or medical procedure
- 28. irregular stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate; usually from serious injury or an allergic skin reaction
Down
- 1. vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually the result of aging
- 2. also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited
- 4. irregular split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate surface roughness; potentially caused by heredity, matrix injury, excessive exposure to cuticle removers, harsh cleaning agents, or aggressive filing techniques
- 5. nail plate fungal infection, consisting of whitish patches that can be scraped off the nail’s surface or long whitish or pale yellowish streaks within the nail plate
- 6. whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the nail matrix
- 7. nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations randomly or evenly spaced; nail plate may appear as if it has been filed with a coarse abrasive, or the free edge may be ragged, or both
- 11. also known as ingrown nail; nail grows into the living tissue around the nail
- 13. also known as bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate
- 14. also known as bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate
- 15. Bed dark purplish spots, usually due to a small nail bed injury
- 16. also known as athlete’s foot; medical term for fungal infection of the feet; often seen as red patches or scaling of the skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toe
- 18. any deformity or disease of the natural nails
- 21. significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails caused by increased pigment cells (melanocytes); may be seen as a black band under or within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge
- 23. damaged skin around the nail plate (often on the eponychium) becomes split or torn