Across
- 1. severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
- 3. separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
- 6. nails turn a variety of colors,may indicate surface staining,or poor circulation
- 12. dark purplish spots usually due to injury
- 15. spoon nails
- 16. also known as white spots
- 17. inflammation of the matrix
- 18. also known as trumpet nail
- 21. thickening of the fingernails or toenails
- 22. abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate
- 23. blue or purple nail bed
- 24. living skin around the nail plate that becomes split or torn
- 25. noticeably thin,white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge
- 26. split or brittle nails
- 27. also known as bitten nails
Down
- 1. common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears green,yellow,or black on the nail bed
- 2. vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate caused by uneven growth of the nails
- 4. also known as ingrown nail
- 5. also known as ram's horn or claw nails
- 7. also known as athletes foot
- 8. bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
- 9. fungal infection of the natural nail plate
- 10. lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed
- 11. tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
- 13. physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries
- 14. visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
- 19. black band within the nail plate extending from nail plate to free edge
- 20. also known as folded nails