Pathologies Of The Nails Flashcards
1
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Onyx
A
Latin word for nail
2
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Onychosis
A
Any disorder of the nail
3
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Onychia
A
Inflammation of the bed of the nail
4
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Paronychia
A
Inflammation of tissues surrounding the nail
5
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Periungul
A
Around the nail
6
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Subungual
A
Under the nail
7
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Verruca plantaris
A
Warts on the foot
8
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OnychoLysis
A
When a nail LOOSENS from the nail bed, usually at free edge, but does not come off
Think of L in Onycholysis is for loosens*
9
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Onychocryptosis
A
Brown, thick, hard to cut nail plate
Nails are curved because one side grows faster than the other
10
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Ringworm
A
Fungal infection of the top layer of the skin
11
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Verruca vulgaris
A
Warts
12
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Bruised nail
A
Blood clot formed under the nail
13
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Onychomycosis
A
All forms of fungus and yeast infection of the nail
14
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Tinea ungium
A
A form of Nail fungus
15
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Onychophagia
A
Nail biting
