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27 Cards in this Set
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cuticle
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toughened skin around the base of the anil
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free edge
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part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger
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hangnails
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condition in which the cuticle splits around the nail
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leukonychia
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condition of white spots on the nails due to air bubbles, bruising, or injury to the nail
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lunula
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half-moon shape at the base of the nail
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melanonychia
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darkening of the nail due to increased and localized pigment in the matrix bed
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nail
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an appendage of the skin; horny protective plate at the end of the finger or toe
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nail bed
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portion of the skin on which the nail plate rests
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nail folds
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folds of normal skin around the nail plate
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nail plate
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horny plate resting on and attached to the nail bed
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nail root or matrix bed
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where the nail is formed
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onyx
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technical term for nail
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onychatrophia
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wasting away of the nail
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onychauxis
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thick overgrowth of the nail
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onychia
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inflammation of the matrix with pus, reddness, swelling, and shedding of the nail
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onychocryptosis
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ingrown nails
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onychogryposis
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thickening and increased curvature of the nail
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onycholysis
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loosening of the nail without shedding
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onychomadesis
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the separation of falling off of the nail from the nail bed
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onychophagy
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bitten nails
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onychoptosis
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shedding of one or more nails, in whole or in part
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onychorrhexis
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abnormal brittleness of the nail plate
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onychosis
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technical term applied to any deformity or disease of the nail
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paronychia
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bacterial infection of the tissues surrounding the nail
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pterygium
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forward growth of the cuticle with adherence to the nail surface
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pyrogenic granuloma
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severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
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tinea unguium
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ringworm of the nail
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