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Nail Structure & Diseases
Milady textbook
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Cosmetology
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03/05/2012

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Term
Natural nail
Definition
the hard protective plate of the nail, composed mainly of keratin
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Nail plate
Definition
Hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed
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Matrix
Definition
Are where the nail is formed
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Hyponychium
Definition
The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies beneath the free edge of the nail
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Eponychium
Definition
Living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area
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Cuticle
Definition
Dead tissue that adheres to the nail plate
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Bed epithelium
Definition
Thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and nail bed
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Nail bed
Definition
Portion of living skin on which the nail plate sits
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The water content of the nail is_______.
Definition
15-25%
Term
The natural nail is referred to the _________.
Definition
onyx
Term
Tinea Pedis
Definition
Fungal infections of the feet (athletes foot)
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Pyogenic granuloma
Definition
inflammation of the nail in which a red lump of tissue grows up from the nail bed
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Onychomadesis
Definition
the seperation and falling off of a nail plate from the bed
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Onycholysis
Definition
The lifting of the nail plate withOUT shedding
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Onychia
Definition
Inflammation of the matrix with pus and shedding of the nail
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Onychosis
Definition
Any deformity or disease of the nails
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Eggshell nails
Definition
Thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than regular nails
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Beau's Lines
Definition
visible depressions running across the width of the nail plate
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Fungi
Definition
A parasite that can go under the nail and may cause an infection
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Onychorrhexis
Definition
Abnormal brittleness with lines on the nail plate
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Agnail
Definition
Also known as hangnail, a condition is which the living skin splits around the nail
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Nail disorder
Definition
A condition caused by injury or disease
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