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16 Cards in this Set
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Bruised Nails |
Dark purplish spots; usually due to injury. Occurs from blood clot under nail plate caused by injury to the nail bed. |
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Furrows/Corrugations |
Wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growth; usually result of illness or injury. Depressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail; result from illness or injury, stress, or pregnancy. Can run either across or lengthwise. Lengthwise ridges can be caused by Psoriasis, poor circulation, or frost bite. |
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Discolored Nails |
Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate systemic disorder. Nails can be a variety of colors including yellow, blue, blue-gray, green, red, and purple. Can be caused by poor blood circulation, a heart condition, or topical or oral medications. |
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Eggshell Nails |
Noticeably thin white nail plate that is more flexible than normal; may be caused by improper diet, illness, or medication. The nail is fragile and can break easily. |
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Hangnail (Agnail) |
The cuticle splits around the nail. Caused by dry cuticles or cuticles that have been cut too closely to the nail. |
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Infected Finger |
Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to a physician. |
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Leukonychia (white spots) [Loo - koh - nik- EE - uh] |
Whitish discoloration of the nails; usually caused by injury to the base of the nail, air bubbles, or a bruise. The nail will eventually grow out. |
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Melanonychia [Mel - uh - nuh - nik - EE - uh] |
Darkening of the finger nails or toenails. Results of increased and localized pigment cells within the matrix bed. |
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Onychatrophia [Ahn - Nik - uh - tro- fee- uh] |
Atrophy or wasting away of the nail; cause by injury or disease. The nail loses it's shine, shrinks, and falls off. Caused by injury to the nail matrix or by internal disease. |
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Onychauxis (hypertrophy) [Ahn - ih - kahk- sis] |
Overgrowth in the thickness of the nail; caused by local infection, internal imbalance, or may be hereditary. |
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Onychophagy |
Bitten Nails. Nails that have been bitten enough to become deformed. |
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Onychorrhexis |
Abnormal brittleness with striation (lines) of the nail plate. Split, brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges. Caused by injury, excessive use of cuticle solvents, nail polish removers, and careless, rough filing. |
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Plicated Nails |
Folded nails. |
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Pterygium |
Forward growth of the cuticle on the nail. If not treated the cuticle will grow over the nail and over the free edge. |
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Tile-shaped nails |
Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate. |
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Trumpet nails (pincer nails) |
Edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or cone around the free edge. |
