NAIL ANATOMY
NAIL DISORDERS
NAIL DISORDERS
NAIL DISEASES
NAIL DISORDERS
100
The hard protective plate composed mainly of keratin.
What is natural nail, nail plate or onxy
100
Dark purplish spots, usually due to physical injury.
What is bruised nails
100
Also known as white spots...
What is leukonychia spots
100
Red, itchy rash on the skin on the bottom of the feet and/or between toes.
What is tinea pedis
100
Split or brittle nails that have lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance.
What is onychorrhexis
200
The area where the nail plate cells are formed.
What is matrix
200
Nails turn a variety of colors. Usually due to surface staining, a systemic disorder or poor blood circulation.
What is discolored nails
200
Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis and bed discolorations.
What is Nail Psoriasis
200
Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the nail
What is onychia
200
AKA trumpet nail...
What is pincer nail
300
The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the finger tips and the free edge.
What is Hyponychium
300
Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.
What is Beau's lines
300
Bitten nails...
What is onychophagy
300
Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.
What is nail psoriasis
300
Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails.
What is ridges
400
A tough band of fibrous tissue the connects bones of holds an organ in place.
What is (specialized) ligaments
400
Noticeably thin, white plate, more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
What is eggshell nails
400
Darkening of the nail.
What is melanonychia
400
Fungal infection of the nail plate.
What is onychomycosis
400
AKA folded nail...
What is plicatured nail
500
Folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
What is nail folds
500
Living skin around the nail plate that becomes split or torn.
What is hang nail
500
Abnormal stretching of the skin around the nail plate.
What is nail pterygium
500
Severe inflammation of the nail where a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
What is pyogenic granuloma
500
Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amount of blood flow.
What is splinter hemorrhages
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