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| Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate |
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| Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot, usually due to injury. |
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| Wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growthl; usually result of illness or injury |
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| Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal |
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| Depressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail |
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| When the eponychium becomes split or torn |
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| redness, pain, swelling or pus. refer to physician |
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| Whitish discoloration of the nails; white spots |
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| Darkening of the fingernails or toenails. Common among African Americans. Indication of disease among Caucasians |
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| Condition caued by an injury or disease of the nail unit |
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| Condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate, causing it to appear rough and pitted, reddish spots and onycholysis |
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| Abnormal conditions that occur when the skin is stretched by the nail plate |
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| Atrophy or wasting away of the nail |
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| overgrowth in thickness of the nail |
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| Inflammation of the nail matrix with shedding of the nail |
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| Thickening and increased curvature of the nail |
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| Loosening of the nail without shedding |
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| The seperation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed |
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| Fungal infection of the natural nail plate |
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| Growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed |
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| Periodic shedding of one or more nail |
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| Split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance |
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| Any deformity diesease of the natural nails |
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| Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail; pus thickening, and brownish discoloration |
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| A type of highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix |
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| one of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection |
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| Forward growth of the cuticle |
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| Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up fromt he nail bed to the nail plate |
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| Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging |
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| increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate |
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| Medical term for fungal infections of the feet |
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| Reddened patches of small blisters; slight or severe itching |
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| Whitish patches on the nail that can be scraped off or long yellowish streaks within the nail substance |
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| Trumpet nailes (pincer nails) |
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| Edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or cone around the free edge |
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