Chapter 9

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Beaus lines

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Are visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.

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Bruised nails

Back 2

Is a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot

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Eggshell nails

Back 3

Are noticeably thin, white nail plates that are much more flexible that the usual nail

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Hangnail or agnail

Back 4

Is a condition where the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears.

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Leukonychia spots

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White spots, or whitish discoloration of the nails, usually caused by injury to the nail matrix

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Melanonychia

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Is they darkening of the fingernails or toenails

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Nail disorder

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Is a condition caused by injury or diseases

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Nail psoriasis

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Nail pterygium

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Is an abnormal condition that occurs when skin is stretched by the nail plate, it is caused by serious injury.

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Onychia

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Onychocryptosis

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Onycholysis

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Onychomadesis

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Onychomycosis

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Onychophagy

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Also known as bitten nails is the result of a habit that prompts the individual to chew the nail or hardened, damaged skin surrounding the nail plate

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Onychorrhexis

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Refers to the split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridges giving the rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate

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Onychosis

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Paronychia

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Pincher nail

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Plicatured nail

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Figuratively mean folded nails and is a type of highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the nail matrix, but can also be inherited

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Pseudomonas aerugniosa

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Pyrogenic granuloma

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Ridges

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Running vertically down the length of the natural nail plate, are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually caused by old age

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Times pedis

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Trumpet nails

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Splinter hemorrhages

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Are caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed which damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood to flow