Across
- 2. Inflammation of the nail matrix
- 4. Darkening of the nails caused by excess melanin; may be in a band or stripe
- 6. Loosening or separation, without shedding, of the mail plate from the nail bed
- 7. Bacterial inflammation of the skin surrounding the nail plate
- 10. White spots, whitish discoloration of the nails caused by injury
- 12. Technical term for nails
- 13. Abnormal brittleness of the nail plate
- 14. Dark purplish discoloration under the nail caused by trauma
- 15. Ingrown nail
- 16. Additional or excessive skin that overlaps onto the sides of the mail plate
- 17. athlete’s foot, fungal infection that can occur on the bottom of the feet, as well as, between the toes, which can spread to the toenails
Down
- 1. small rounded mass(vascular tissue) projecting from the nail bed to the nail plate
- 3. Visible depressions running the width of the nail plate
- 5. General term for any nail disease or deformity
- 6. Fungal infection of the nail
- 8. No infectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail; nail will appear pitted and/or have roughness on the surface
- 9. Bitten nails
- 11. Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal