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Nail Diseases
cosmetology prep
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Cosmetology
Professional
01/26/2011

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Onychomycosis

Definition
ringworm of the nail
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Tinea Manus

Definition
ring worm of the hand
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Tinea Pedis

Definition
ringworn of the feet
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Peronychia

Definition
inflammation of the skin around the nail
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Onychoptosis

Definition
the shedding or falling off of the nail
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Onychia

Definition
inflammation of the nail matrix
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Onychatrophia

Definition
atrophy of the nail or the wasting away of the nail
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Onycholysis

Definition
refers to loosing or seperation of the nail
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Blue Nails

Definition
appear bluish in color
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Eggshell Nails

Definition
very thin, soft nails
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Corrugations

Definition
horizontal wavy ridges across the nail
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Kolionychia

Definition
spoon nails, nails with a concave shape
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Furrows

Definition
indented vertical lines down the nail plate
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Onychogryposis

Definition
also called " claw nails" represent an increase curvature of the nail
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Onychocryptosis

Definition
ingrown nails
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Onychauxis

Definition

hypertrophy

a thickining of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail

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Agnails(hangnails)

Definition
split cuticles; loose skin partially seperated from the cuticle
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Bruised nails

splinter hemorrhages

Definition
show dark purplish discoloration under the nail
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Leuconychia

Definition
white spots appearing in the nail
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Pterygium

Definition
refers to the living skin that becomes attached to the nail plate either at the eponychium or the hyponychium
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Onychophagy

Definition
refers to bitten nails
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Onychorrhexis

Definition
split or brittle nails
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