nail disorders

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  1. 2. whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the nail matrix
  2. 3. nail that has turned a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation
  3. 5. inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail caused by infection or injury
  4. 7. 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
  5. 8. 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
  6. 11. 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
  7. 13. also known as bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate
  8. 14. an unhealthy nail condition that is hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit
  9. 15. Also known as subungual melanoma; a rare and serious type of skin cancer that begins in the nail matrix. It is more prevalent in the nails of your thumbs and big toes and usually affects one nail at a time. Sometimes it can look like other conditions that affect the nail bed, such as a bruise. If untreated it can metastasize or spread to other parts of your body
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  1. 1. also known as ingrown nail; nail grows into the living tissue around the nail
  2. 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
  3. 6. also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited
  4. 9. finger with visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus
  5. 10. irregular stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate; usually from serious injury or an allergic skin reaction
  6. 12. 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