Structure
Located at base of nail, considered the mother of the nail
Nail Matrix
Technical term for Nail
Onyx
Split cuticle or hangnail
Agnails
Indented vertical lines down the nail
Furrows
Ringworm of the nail
Onychomycosis
Tracks and folds of skin on sides of nail
Nail grooves, Nail walls
Fingernail that grows the slowest
Thumb
Technical term for a nail biter
Onychophagy
Nails with a concave shape, spoon nails
Koilonychia
Inflammation of the nail matrix
Onychia
Half moon at base of nail
Lunula
Growth of natural nail per month
1/8 inch
Living skin attached to nail plate
Pterygium
Increased curvature of the nail
Onychogryphosis
Loosening or separation of the nail from the free edge
Onycholysis
Study of structure and growth of nail
Onychology
Length of time to regrow a lost toenail
6 to 12 months
Split or brittle nail
Onychorrhexis
Thickening of nail plate or abnormal outgrowth of nail
Onychauxis
Shedding or falling off of the nail
Onychoptosis
Eponychium, Perionychium, Hyponychium
Cuticle surrounding nail
Pain, Swelling, Redness, Local fever, Throbbing, Pus
Six signs of an infection
White spots appearing in the nail under the nail plate
Leukonychia
Ingrown Nail
Onychocryptosis
Cause of a disease or condition
Etiology