Nail Structure
Dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
Cuticle
sometimes called furrows or corrugations, are visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate. A result of major illness or injury
noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
Nail Psoriasis
Fungal infection of the natural nail plate. whitish patches that can be scraped off the surface of the nails.
Onychomycosis
also known as trumpet nail.
Pincer Nail
Part of the nail that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
Free edge
noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal. Result from improper diet
Eggshell Nails
Also known as ingrown nails
onychocryptosis
bacterial infection that shows as a green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail bed
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
thickening of the nail plate
onychauxis
Area where the nail plate cells are formed
Matrix
Also known as bitten nails, result of a habit of chewing the nail or the hardened, damaged skin around the nail plate
onychophagy
The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding
Onycholysis
Also known as athletes foot, the technical term for rinworm of the foot
Tinea Pedis
also known as ram's horn or claw nails
Onychogryposis
Living skin at the base of the nail plate that covers the matrix
Eponychium
a condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits or tears.
Hangnails
Separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
Onychomadesis
a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
Paronychia
abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate.
Nail pterygium
Slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate
hyponychium
Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate
onychorrhexis
A discussion between a service provider and a client to determine the needs and goals of your client's nails
consultation
Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail plate
Onychia
Soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out
Koilonychia