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Nail Diseases & Disorders
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Cosmetology
11th Grade
05/24/2011

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Brusied Nails
Definition
Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot, usually due to injury.
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Beau's Lines
Definition
Visible depression running across the width of the natural nail plate.
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Corrugations
Definition
Wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growth; usally results of illness or injury
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Eggshell Nails
Definition
Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more fexible than normal.
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Furrows
Definition
Depression in the that run either lengthwise or across the nail; results from illness, stress or pregnacy.
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Hangnails or Agnail
Definition
Condition in which the eponychium or other living tissues surrounding the nail palte becomes split or torn.
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Infected Finger
Definition
Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to physician
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Leukonychia Spots
Definition
Whitish discoloration of the nails, white spots
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Melanonychia
Definition
Darkening of fingernails or toenails
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Nail Disorder
Definition
Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
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Nail Psoriasis
Definition
Surface of nail plate appears rough and pitted, reddish spots, onycholysis.
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Pterygium
Definition
Skin stretched by the nail plate.
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Onychatrophia
Definition
Atrophy or wasting away of the nail.
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Onychauxis(hypertrophy)
Definition
Overgrowth in thickness of the nail.
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Onychia
Definition
Inflammation of the nail matrix with shedding of the nail.
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Onychocryposis
Definition
Ingrown nails.
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OnychoGRYPOSIS
Definition
Thickening and increased curvature of the nail.
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OnychoLYSIS
Definition
Loosening of the nail without shedding.
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OnychoMADESIS
Definition
Separation and falling off of the nail from the nail bed.
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onychoMYCOSIS
Definition
Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
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OnychoPHAGY
Definition
Bitten nails.
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OnychoPHOSIS
Definition
Growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed.
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OnychoPTOSIS
Definition
Periodic shedding of one or more nail.
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OnychoRRHEXIS
Definition
Split or brittle nails, series of lengthwise ridges that give rough appearance.
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Onychosis
Definition
Any deformity disease of the natural nails.
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Plicatured nails
Definition
Highly curved nail plate caused by injury to matrix, "folded nail".
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definition
One of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection. incorrectly referred to as mold.
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Pterygium
Definition
Forward growth of cuticle.
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Pyogenic granuloma
Definition
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
Definition
Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually result of aging.
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Tile-shaped nails
Definition
Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate.
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Tinea Pedis
Definition
Fungal infections of the feet (athlete's foot).
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Tinea (Ringworm)
Definition
Reddened patches of small blisters, slight or severe itching.
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Tinea Unguium
Definition
Whitish patches on the nail that can be scraped off or long yellowish streaks within the nail substance.
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Trumpet Nails (pincer nails)
Definition
Edges of nails curl around to form trumpet or cone shape around the free edge.
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