nail disease and disorders Flashcards
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nail disorder
condition in which blood clot forms under the nail plate
bruised nails
noticeably thin, white nail plates that much more flexible than normal
eggshell nails
visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
beau lines
condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears
hangnail or agnail
– or white spots are whitish discoloration of the nails, usually caused by injury to the nail matrix
leukonychia spots
darkening of the fingernails or toenails
melanonychia
bitten nails, results of a habit that prompts the individual to chew the nail or the hardening of the nail plate
onychophagy
refers to split or brittle nails that also have series of lengthwise ridges giving rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate
onychorrhexis
folded nail
plicatured nail
abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate
nail pterygium
running vertically down the length of the natural nail plate, are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of age
ridges
caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed which damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow
splinter hemorrhages
trumpet nail, curl upon itself
pincer nail
- parasites which under some circumstances may cause infections of the
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