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- 4. Split or brittle nails.
- 7. The study of the structure and growth of the nails.
- 9. Inflammation of the nail matrix.
- 10. Increased curvature of the nails.
- 12. The half-moon shape at the base of the nail, which is the visible part of the matrix.
- 15. Horizontal wavy ridges across the nail.
- 16. Bitten nails.
- 17. The pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix.
- 18. This is an appendage of the skin.
- 19. The tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows.
- 21. The Shedding or falling off of the nails.
- 22. Attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle.
- 26. Bluish in color.
- 28. The technical name for the nail.
- 30. The nail is made up of.
- 31. Inflammation of the skin around the nail.
- 32. The overlapping dead tissue that is loose and pliable around the nail.
- 34. How many signs of infection there is.
- 35. The visible nail area from the nail root to the free edge (the nail body).
- 38. Indentations that run across the nail.
- 39. Very thin, soft nails.
- 41. The living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail.
- 42. The living tissue underneath the free edge of the nail.
- 43. The area of the nail where the nail body rests. Nerves and blood vessels found here supply nourishment.
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- 1. The cause of the disease, disorder or condition.
- 2. Nails with a concave shape.
- 3. Any disease, disorder or Condition of the nail.
- 5. The live tissue at the base of the nail.
- 6. A brown or black darkening of the nail.
- 8. How many months it takes for a new fingernail to grow.
- 11. Atrophy or wasting away of the nail.
- 13. Living skin that becomes attached to the nail plate.
- 14. Ringworm of the hand.
- 19. The active tissue that generates cells, which harden as they move outward to form the nail plate.
- 20. White spots appearing on the nail.
- 23. Thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail.
- 24. indented vertical lines down the nail plate.
- 25. The folds of skin on either side of the nail groove.
- 27. The part of the nail that extends beyond the finger or toe.
- 29. Dark Purplish discoloration under the nail.
- 33. Ringworm of the nail.
- 36. Ringworm of the feet or Athletes foot.
- 37. Loosening or separation of the nail.
- 40. Split cuticles; loose skin separated from the cuticle.