Milady Chapter 10

Front 1

Beaus lines

Back 1

Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate

Hint 1

usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body

Front 2

Bruised nails

Back 2

Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot

Hint 2

Usually due to small injuries to the nail bed

Front 3

Discolored nails

Back 3

Nails turn a variety of colors

Hint 3

May indicate surface staining, a systematic disorder, or poor blood circulation

Front 4

Eggshell nails

Back 4

Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge

Front 5

Hangnail

Back 5

Agnail; a condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears

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Leukonychia spots

Back 6

white spots; whitish discoloration of the nails

Hint 6

usually caused by injury to the matrix area, not related to vitamin deficiencies

Front 7

Melanonychia

Back 7

darkening of fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate, from base to free edge

Front 8

Nail disorder

Back 8

condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit

Front 9

Nail psoriasis

Back 9

noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate

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Nail pterygium

Back 10

abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by nail plate

Hint 10

usually caused by serious injury such as burns or chemical products

Front 11

Onychia

Back 11

Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail

Front 12

Onychocryptosis

Back 12

ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail

Front 13

Onycholysis

Back 13

lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding

Hint 13

usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area

Front 14

Onychomadesis

Back 14

the separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed

Hint 14

affects fingernails and toenails

Front 15

Onychomycosis

Back 15

fungal infection of the natural nail plate

Front 16

Onychophagy

Back 16

bitten nails; result of chewing nails or hardened skin surrounding nail plate

Front 17

Onychorrhexis

Back 17

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

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Onychosis

Back 18

any deformity or disease of the natural nail

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Paronychia

Back 19

bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail causing pus, swelling, and redness

Hint 19

usually in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate

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Pincer nail

Back 20

trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature throughout nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix

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Plicatured nail

Back 21

folded nail; a type of highly curved nail

Hint 21

usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited

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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Back 22

one of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection

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Pyogenic granuloma

Back 23

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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Ridges

Back 24

Vertical lines running through the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails

Hint 24

usually the result of normal aging

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Splinter hemorrhages

Back 25

hemorrhages caused by trauma or injury to the nail bed that damage the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow

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Tinea pedis

Back 26

fungal infections of the feet; red, itchy rash of the skin on the bottom of feet or in between toes, usually found between fourth and fifth toe