Diseases
Separation of the nail bed from the nail plate
What is onycholysis?
Technical term for the nail
What is Onyx?
lengthwise grooves in the plate
What is ridged nail?
Where the nail plate cells are formed
What is the matrix?
What should you do if a client comes with broken skin
Decline service and refer healthcare provider
fungal infections of the feet
What is tinea pedis?
any natural nail deformity or disease
What is onychosis?
Bitten nails
What is onychophagy?
Nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
What is the cuticle?
What are signs of infection?
throbbing, swelling, pain, redness, and pus
Matrix inflammation & nail shedding
What is onychia?
What is the free edge?
White discolored spots on nails
What is leukonychia?
Living skin under the PNF, covers matrix area
What is the eponychium?
Noticeably thin, white nail plate
What is eggshell nails?
bacterial inflammation of the tissues around nail plate
What is paronychia?
Part of living skin that supports the nail plate
What is the nail bed?
Trumpet nail; dramatic nail curvature
What is pincer nail?
Slightly thickened skin layer between fingertip and nails free edge
What is the hyponychium?
List the three "ychium" words/the perionychium
Hyponychium, eponychium, and paronychium
Rapid growing & contagious bacteria; can cause infection
What is pseudomonas aeruginosa?
sidewall, folds of skin that line the sides of the nail
What is lateral nail fold?
Irreguar split or brittle nails; looks like a rough nail plate
What is onychorrhexis?
Entire skin flap covering matrix
What is the proximal nail fold
Visible part of matrix that extends under the living skin
What is the lunula?