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- 4. Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. Redness, pus, and swelling are usually seen in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate.
- 8. Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
- 12. Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail.
- 13. A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
- 14. Also known as ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail.
- 18. Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
- 20. Hemorrhage caused by trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow.
- 21. Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancement products.
- 23. Also known as trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix. The edges of the nail plate may curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge.
- 25. Also known as athlete’s foot; medical term for fungal infections of the feet; red, itchy rash of the skin on the bottom of the feet and/or in between the toes, usually found between the fourth and fifth toe.
- 27. A noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.
- 28. Thickening of the nails.
- 29. Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot. These discolorations are usually due to small injuries to the nail bed.
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- 1. Also known as white spots; whitish discolorations of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area; not related to the body’s health or vitamin deficiencies.
- 2. Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation.
- 3. The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed; affects fingernails and toenails.
- 5. Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge.
- 6. Named for the nail bed color; is usually caused by a lack of circulating
- 7. Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited.
- 8. Common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as a green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail bed.
- 9. Soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out
- 10. Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
- 11. Any deformity or disease of the natural nails.
- 15. Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
- 16. Vertical lines running through the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging
- 17. Also known as bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
- 19. Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area.
- 22. Also known as ram’s horn or claw nails; an enlargement of the fingernails or toenails accompanied by increased thickening and curvature.
- 24. Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
- 26. Sometimes called furrows or corrugations; visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.