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36 Cards in this Set
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BEAU'S LINES
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Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.
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BRUISED NAILS
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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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CORRUGATIONS
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Wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growth, usually result of illness or injury.
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EGGSHELL NAILS
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Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal.
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FURROWS
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Depressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail; result from illness, injury, stress or pregnancy.
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HANGNAIL OR AGNAIL
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Condition in which the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn.
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INFECTED FINGER
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Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to physician.
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LEUKONYCHIA SPOTS
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Whitish discoloration of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area; white spots.
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MELANONYCHIA
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Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band under or within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge.
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NAIL DISORDER
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Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
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NAIL PSORIASIS
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Condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate, causing it to appear rough and pitted, as well as causing reddish spots on the nail bed and onycholysis.
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NAIL PTERYGIUM
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Abnormal conditions that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury.
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ONYCHATROPHIA
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Atrophy or wasting away of the nail; caused by injury or disease.
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ONYCHAUXIS (HYPERTROPHY)
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Overgrowth in thickness of the nail; caused by local infection, internal imbalance, or may be hereditary.
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ONYCHIA
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Inflammation of the nail matrix with shedding of the nail.
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ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS
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Ingrown nails.
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ONYCHOGRYPOSIS
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Thickening and increased curvature of the nail.
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ONYCHOLYSIS
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Loosening of the nail without shedding.
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ONYCHOMADESIS
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The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed; can occur on fingernails and toenails.
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ONYCHOMYCOSIS
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Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
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ONYCHOPHAGY
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Bitten nails.
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ONYCHOPHOSIS
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Growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed.
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ONYCHOPTOSIS
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Periodic shedding of one or more nail.
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ONYCHORRHEXIS
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Split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
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ONYCHOSIS
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Any deformity disease of the natural nails.
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PARONYCHIA
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Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail; pus, thickening, and brownish discoloration of the nail plate.
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PLICATURED NAIL
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A type of highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited; also called "folded nail"
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PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA
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One of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection.
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PTERYGIUM
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Forward growth of the cuticle.
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PYOGENIC GRANULOMA
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Sever 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
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Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging.
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TILE-SHAPED NAILS
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Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate.
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TINEA PEDIS
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Medical term for fungal infections of the feet.
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TINEA (RINGWORM)
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Reddened patches of small blisters; slight or severe itching.
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TINEA UNGUIUM
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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 NAILS (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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