Across
- 2. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin.
- 3. unhealthy condition of the nail that is either hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit.
- 7. highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix, which may be inherited.
- 11. Dark,purplish spots, usually due to small injury in the nail bed.
- 13. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
- 16. bacterial inflammtion of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus, swelling, and redness.
- 23. whitish spots of discoloration of the nails.
- 27. Technical name for the natural nail.
- 28. folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
- 30. damage to the capillaries under the nail.
- 33. slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate.
- 35. whitish, or pale yellowish streaks within the nail.
- 36. living skin underneath the proximal nail fold found at the base of the nail plate.
- 37. Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations either randomly or evenly spaced.
- 38. visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus. Refuse nail service.
- 39. separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactions.
- 40. lengthwise grooves in the plate, often mistaken for ridges.
Down
- 1. rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection.
- 4. Nail turns a variety of colors, which may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder or poor blood circulation.
- 5. thin layer of tissue that helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows.
- 6. entire flap of skin covering the matrix.
- 7. severe inflammation of the nail, in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
- 8. medical term for fungal infections of the feet, also known as athletes foot.
- 9. abnormal stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate.
- 10. fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
- 12. significant darkening of the fingernails, or toenails, caused by increased pigment cells (melanocytes).
- 14. Abnormal split or brittle nails appearing as surface roughness on the nail plate.
- 15. damaged skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn.
- 17. Bitten nails.
- 18. ingrown nails.
- 19. Dramatically increased nail curvature of the free edge.
- 20. portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
- 21. fungal infection of the nail plate.
- 22. hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the nail bed.
- 24. thin white nail plate that is more flexible than normal.
- 25. Nail folds form the nail groove on each side of the nail.
- 26. area where the nail plate cells are formed and extend from under the nail fold at the base of the nail plate.
- 29. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
- 31. separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
- 32. depressions running across the width of the nail plate.
- 34. nonliving, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate that comes from the eponychium.