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Nail Matrix |
Active tissue that generates cells, which harden as they move outward from the root. |
Matrix |
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Free Edge |
Part of the nail that extends past the tip of the finger/toe |
Free |
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Nail Grooves |
The tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows. |
Grooves |
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Mantle |
Pocket-like structure that holds the root and the matrix. |
Holds the goods |
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Perionychium |
Skin that touches, overlaps and surrounds the nail sides. |
Per (perimeter) |
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Eponychium |
Cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail |
Water tight seal (ony) |
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Lunula |
Half moon shape at the base of the nail |
Reflection of light (Linu) |
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Cuticle |
Loose and pliable over lapping skin around the nail. |
(Push it) |
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Nail Walls |
Folds of skin on either side of the nail groove |
Walls |
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Four Appendages Of The Skin |
Hair, Nails, Sebaceous Glands (oil), Sudoriferous Glands (sweat) |
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Nail Body/ Plate |
Visible nail from root to free- edge |
Momma always said to clean your...? |
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Nail Bed |
Area on which the nail body/ plate rests. Nerves and blood vessels |
Good night sleep tight |
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Hyponychium |
Skin under the free edge |
Hinds under (hyp) |
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Nail Root |
Attached to the matrix inside the mantle. |
Root |
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Patella |
Knee cap |
Doctors will smack it with a hammer to test your involuntarily muscles. |
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Ulna |
Long bone of the lower arm little finger side. |
Under (only likes your little finger) |
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Humerus |
Large long bone of the upper arm. |
It’s the funniest bone you own! |
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Radius |
Long bone of the lower arm thumb side |
Circles |
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Metacarpal |
5 long skinny bones of the hand/palm |
Nice to meet cha (meta) |
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Carpals |
8 bones of the wrist |
Don’t stain these guys to much or you’ll get carpal tunnel! |
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Tarsals |
7 bones of the ankle, mid foot and heel |
Walking on tar again huh? (Tar) |
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Phalanges |
14 bones of the toes |
Fingers and toes, but not your nose! |
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Femur |
Thigh bone |
Thunder Thighs bish |
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Phalanges |
14 bones of the fingers |
Fingers and toes, but not your nose |
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Metatarsal |
5 skinny bones of the foot |
Look at the Tyrannosaurus rexs long feet! (Tar) |
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Leuconychia |
White spots on the nail (injury, hereditary, systemic nutritional deficient, |
(Leuco) |
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Bruised Nail Splinter Hemorrhages |
Purple discoloration under the nail from trauma or injury |
We need a hot needle to fix this one (Bruised, hemorrhages) |
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Onychophagy |
Bitten Nails (stress, nervous habit) |
(Hag) |
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Beaus’ Lines |
Horizontal indentations similar to corrugations |
Lines |
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Onychorrhexis |
Split or brittle nails due to injury, improper filing, or chemicals. |
(Ex) |
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Agnail/ Hangnail |
Split cuticle |
(Ag) |
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Pterygium |
Overgrown cuticles living tissue attached to the nail ( injury to eponychium/ hyperrychium or other diseases) |
Man did you see her I had to push cuticle for days! |
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Tile-shaped Nails |
Exaggerated or deep c-curves (hereditary) |
On the peek of a Spanish style roof |
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Kolionychia |
Spoon nails/ concave shape (systematic, nerve, disturbance, long-term illness) |
Whatcha got cooking (Koli) |
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Onychogryposis |
Claw nails increased curvature of the nail (systemic) |
Grip (gry) |
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Blue Nails |
Appear bluish in color (poor circulation, heart problems) |
Blue things don’t get what the need... (blue) |
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Furrows |
Indented vertical lines down the nail plate (injury, nutrition, illness) |
Rows and rows of corn (row) |
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Onychocryptosis |
Ingrown nails (environmental, poor trimming) |
Yea I’m crying (cry) |
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Pincer nail/trumpet nail |
Nail plate narrows at free edge corners fold in word (hereditary, bone spur) |
(Pin) |
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Corrugations |
Horizontal wavy ridges across the nail (injury, systemic |
(Gat) |
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Eggshell Nails |
Very thin, soft nails (heredity,nervous condition) |
Eggshell |
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Melanonychil |
Brown to black coloration of nail bed ( mole under nail) |
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Plicatured Nails |
90* or greater fold begins at the matrix (heredity, injury) |
Picture frame corners |
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Onychauxis/ Hypertrophy |
Thickening, abnormal outgrowth of the nail (injury, systemic) |
shawty a thick one (chauxis) |
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Onychomadesis |
Loss of the nail plate. With separation at the nail matrix (disease, injury) |
Made momma mad (mad) |
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Onychatrophia/ atrophy |
Wasting away of the nail (injury, systematic) |
Atrophy |
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Onychoptosis |
Setting or falling off of the nails (disease, injury) |
Ohhh she went to a chop shop (chop) |
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Tina Pedis |
Ringworm of the foot “ athletes foot” (fungus) |
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Paronychia/ Felon |
Inflammation of the skin around the nail (bacterial infection) |
Perimeters(paro) |
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Onychomycosis Tinea unguium/ unguis |
Ringworm of the nail (fungus) |
Ring around my toesis |
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Onycholysis |
Loosening or separation of the nail at free edge (internal disorder, infection, medication, systematic disease) |
Your sis is loos man |
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Onychia |
Inflammation of the nail matrix (bacterial infection, disease) |
(NYC) |
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Tinea Manus |
Ringworm of the hand (fungus) |
There’s fungus among us ( manus) |
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Six Signs of Infection |
Local fever, plus, pain, swelling, throbbing, redness |
Aww hell naaa |
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Emery Bord |
Implement used to shorten in shape the natural nail |
Thin small file |
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Emery Bord |
Implement used to shorten in shape the natural nail |
Thin small file |
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Sloughing lotion |
Removes dead skin cells |
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Cuticle nippers |
Tool/implement use to trim hang nails |
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Keratin |
Layers of hardened protein making up the nail |
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Keratin |
Layers of hardened protein making up the nail |
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Onychosis |
Any disease disorder or condition |
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Primer |
Ensures adhesion of acrylic product to the nail |
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Five basic nail shapes |
Round, pointed, square, oval, squoval |
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Nail mend Fiber |
Fiberglass, silk, linen, nylon also called fabric wrap use for mending a split/cracked nail |
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Polymer |
Powder in form mixes with monomer to form acrylic |
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C-curve |
Horizontal curve of the nail from sidewall to sidewall |
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Speed dry or nail dry |
Drying agent, aids in fast drying of polish |
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Base coat |
Colorless polish evens out nail plate holds color on nail and prevents staining |
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Growth of a New Nail Plate |
4-6 months |
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Antiseptic |
Liquid or foam product used to reduce or prevent growth of bacteria on the skin |
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Antiseptic |
Liquid or foam product used to reduce or prevent growth of bacteria on the skin |
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Position Stop |
Ridge underneath the tip where the free-edge fits into place |
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Contact Area |
Portion of the nail where the tip is adhered to |
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Polish Remover |
Acetone or non-acetone dissolves polish |
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Orange Stick |
Implement used to loosen debris and clean under the free-edge. Used to apply creams. |
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Orange Stick |
Implement used to loosen debris and clean under the free-edge. Used to apply creams. |
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Cuticle Cream or Oil |
Moisturizer used to soften cuties and moisture dry brittle nails |
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Orange Stick |
Implement used to loosen debris and clean under the free-edge. Used to apply creams. |
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Cuticle Cream or Oil |
Moisturizer used to soften cuties and moisture dry brittle nails |
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Styptic Product |
Liquid, spray, powder used to stop minor bleeding |
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Nail Bleach |
Removes stains and whitens natural nails. Contains lighter or high percent of hydrogen peroxide |
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Disinfectant |
Chemical Products used to kill bacteria and some viruses on a surface |
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Pedicure |
Cosmetic care of the feet and toe nails |
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Hand Lotion |
Lubricant- softens shin and aids in massage |
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Monomer |
Liquid in form mixes with polymer powder to form acrylic nail |
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Cuticle Remover |
Loosens dead skin low percent of hydration peroxide, sodium or potassium hydroxide |
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Nail Rasp |
Tool that smoothes the edges of the toe nails in the nail grooves |
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Cuticle Pusher |
Metal implement used to push cuticles (caution with pointed ends) |
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Foot File |
Softens and removes calluses, paddle with a gritty surface |
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Onyx |
Technical term for the nail |
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Onyx |
Technical term for the nail |
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Tip Well |
Hollowed area that adheres to the natural nail plate |
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Onyx |
Technical term for the nail |
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Tip Well |
Hollowed area that adheres to the natural nail plate |
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Average Growth Rate Per Month |
1/8” |
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Onyx |
Technical term for the nail |
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Tip Well |
Hollowed area that adheres to the natural nail plate |
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Average Growth Rate Per Month |
1/8” |
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Top Coat or Sealer |
Colorless hard polish protects polish polish from chipping, peeling or fading |
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Onyx |
Technical term for the nail |
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Tip Well |
Hollowed area that adheres to the natural nail plate |
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Average Growth Rate Per Month |
1/8” |
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Top Coat or Sealer |
Colorless hard polish protects polish polish from chipping, peeling or fading |
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Dehydrant (Antiseptic) |
Reduces the amount of moisture in the nail. Reduces growth of bacteria |
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Onyx |
Technical term for the nail |
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Tip Well |
Hollowed area that adheres to the natural nail plate |
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Average Growth Rate Per Month |
1/8” |
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Top Coat or Sealer |
Colorless hard polish protects polish polish from chipping, peeling or fading |
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Dehydrant (Antiseptic) |
Reduces the amount of moisture in the nail. Reduces growth of bacteria |
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Nail Forms |
Forms an extension to the natural nail (plastic, paper, metal) |
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Onyx |
Technical term for the nail |
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Tip Well |
Hollowed area that adheres to the natural nail plate |
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Average Growth Rate Per Month |
1/8” |
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Top Coat or Sealer |
Colorless hard polish protects polish polish from chipping, peeling or fading |
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Dehydrant (Antiseptic) |
Reduces the amount of moisture in the nail. Reduces growth of bacteria |
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Nail Forms |
Forms an extension to the natural nail (plastic, paper, metal) |
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Adhesive |
Bonds plastic tip to nail (tacky sticky substance) |
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Nail Straightener (Nail Hardeners) |
Clear polish containing fibers to help prevent splitting or peeling |
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Nail Straightener (Nail Hardeners) |
Clear polish containing fibers to help prevent splitting or peeling |
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Nail Tips |
Adhere to the nail. Plastic extension with a hollowed area at one end called a nail well. |
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Nail Straightener (Nail Hardeners) |
Clear polish containing fibers to help prevent splitting or peeling |
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Nail Tips |
Adhere to the nail. Plastic extension with a hollowed area at one end called a nail well. |
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Liquid Polish |
Colored polish/ enamel creates a colored effect |
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Nail Straightener (Nail Hardeners) |
Clear polish containing fibers to help prevent splitting or peeling |
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Nail Tips |
Adhere to the nail. Plastic extension with a hollowed area at one end called a nail well. |
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Liquid Polish |
Colored polish/ enamel creates a colored effect |
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Cotton balls/ pledglets |
Absorbent material used to apply polish remover and remove lotions from nail plate |
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5 types of massage |
Effleurage,vibrations, friction (wringing), petrissage, tapitement (percussion) |
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5 types of massage |
Effleurage,vibrations, friction (wringing), petrissage, tapitement (percussion) |
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Curett |
Spoon shaped tool used to remove debris from the nail margins |
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Manicuring |
Cosmic care of the hands and fingernails |
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Manicuring |
Cosmic care of the hands and fingernails |
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Credo Blade |
Used for cutting calluses (maybe prohibited) |
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Etiology |
The cause of any disease, disorder or condition |
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