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17 Cards in this Set
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Blue nails (discolored nails)
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nail turn variety of colors ; may indicate systemic disorder |
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bruised nails
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dark purplish spots; usually due to injury |
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corrugation
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wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growth; usually result of illness or injury |
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eggshell nail
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noticeably thin white nail plate that is more flexible than normal; may be caused by diet, illness, or medication |
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furrows
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despressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail; result from illness or injury, stress, or pregnancy |
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hangnail (agnail)
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the cuticle splits around the nail |
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infected finger
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ridness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to physician |
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Leukonychia (white spots)
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whitch discoloration of the nails; usually caused by injury to the base of the nail |
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melanonychia
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darkening of the fingernails or toenails |
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onychatorphia
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atrophy or wasting away of the nail; caused by injury of diesase
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onychauxis (hypertrophy)
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overgrowth in thickness of the nail; caused by local infection, internal imbalance, or may be hereitary
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onychophagy
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bitten nails |
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onychorrhexis |
abnormal brittleness with striation (lines) of the nail plate |
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plicatured nails
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folded nails |
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pterygium |
forward growth of the cuticle |
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tile-shaped nails |
increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plat4e |
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trumpet nails (pincer nail) |
edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or a cone around the free edge |
