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Flashcards by Lupe Saucedo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lupe Saucedo
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| Question | Answer |
| Beau’s Lines (BOWZ LYNEZ) | Sometimes called furrows or corrugations visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or result that has traumatize the body. COMMON |
| Eggshell Nails | Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge; usually caused by improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease, or medication. COMMON |
| Eponychium-Hang Nail | Living skin around the nail plate (often the eponychium) that becomes split or torn. COMMON |
| Koilonychia (koyal-oh-NICK-ee-uh) | Also known as spoon nails; inverted or concave nails. COMMON |
| Leukonychia Spots (loo-koh-NIK-ee-ah SPATS) | Also known as white spots; whitish discoloration of the nail usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix. Not related to the body’s health or vitamin deficiencies. COMMON |
| Melanonychia (mel-uh-nuh-NIK-ee-um) | Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge. COMMON |
| Nail Pterygium (NAYL teh-RIJ-ee-um) | Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancement products or an allergic skin reaction. UNCOMMON OR ABNORMAL |
| Nail Psoriasis (NAYL suh-RY-uh-sis) | A non-infectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate. NONINFECTIOUS |
| Onychauxis (ahn-ih-koh-gry-POH-sis) | Thickening of the fingernails or toenails. UNCOMMON OR ABNORMAL |
| Onychia (uh-NIK-ee-uh) | Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate. Any break in the skin surrounding the nail plate can allow pathogens to infect the matrix. INFECTIOUS |
| Onychocryptosis (ahn-ih-koh-krip-TOH-sis) | Also known as ingrown nails, can affect either the fingers or toes. NONINFECTIOUS |
| Onycholysis (ahn-ih-KAHL-ih-sis) | Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed, without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area. NONINFECTIOUS |
| Onychomycosis (ahn-ih-koh-my-KOH-sis) | Fungal infection of the natural nail plate. INFECTIOUS |
| Onychophagy (ahn-ih-koh-FAY-jee) | Also known as the bitten nails, chewed nails or chewed hardened skin surrounding the nail plate. COMMON |
| Onychorrhexis (ahn-ih-koh-REK-sis) | Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate. COMMON |
| Paronychia (payr-uh-NIK-ee-uh) | Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. Redness, pus, and swelling are usually seen in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate. INFECTIOUS |
| Plicatured Nail (plik-a-CHOORD NAYL) | Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix, but it may be inherited. COMMON |
| Ridges | Vertical lines running down the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging. COMMON |
| Pincer Nail | Also known as trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix; the edges of the nail plate may curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge. UNCOMMON OR ABNORMAL |
| Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (SUE-duh-MOAN-us-aye-ru-jin-oh-sa) | Common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as a green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail bed. INFECTIOUS |
| Pyogenic Granuloma (py-oh-JEN-ik-gran-yoo-LOH-muh) | Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate. INFECTIOUS |
| Splinter Hemorrhage | Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows a small amount of blood flow. COMMON |
| Tinea Pedis | Also known as athlete's foot; red, itchy rash on the skin on the bottom of feet and / or between the toes, usually between the fourth or fifth toe. INFECTIOUS |
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