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The Nail and Nail Disorder
Chapter 24 - Glossary
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Cosmetology
11th Grade
05/24/2011

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Blue Nails ( discolored nails )
Definition
nails turn variety of colors; may indicate systemic disorder
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Bruised Nails
Definition
dark purplish spots; usually due to injury
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Corrugations
Definition
wavy ridged by uneven nail growth; usually result of illness or injury
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Eggshell Nails
Definition
noticeably thin white nail plate that is more flexable than normal; may be caused by diet, illness, or medication
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Furrows
Definition
depressions in the nail that run either lenghtwise or across the nail;result from illness or injury, stress, or pregnancy
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Hangnail ( agnail )
Definition
the cuticle splits around the nail
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Infected Finger
Definition
redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to physician
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Leukonchia ( white spot )
Definition
whitish discoloration of the nails; usually caused by injury to the base of the nail
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Melanonychia
Definition
darkening of the fingernails or toenails
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Onychatrophia
Definition
atrophy or wasting away of the nail; caused by injury or disease
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Onychauxis ( hypertrophy )
Definition
overgrowth in thickness of the nail; caused by local infection, internal imbalance, or may be hereditary
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Onychophagy
Definition
bitten nails
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Onychorrhexis
Definition
abnormal brittleness with striation ( lines ) of the nail plate
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Plicated Nails
Definition
folded nails
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Ptergium
Definition
forward growth of the cuticle
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Title-Shaped Nails
Definition
increased crosswise curvature throughtoput the nail plate
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Trumpet Nails ( pincer Nails )
Definition
edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or cone around the free edge
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Onychia
Definition
inflammation of the matrix with pus and shedding of the nail
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Onychocryptosis
Definition
ingrown nails
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Onychogryposis
Definition
thickening and increased of the nail
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Onycholysis
Definition
loosening of the nail without shedding
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Onychomadesis
Definition
separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed
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Onychophosis
Definition
growth of horny ephthelium in the nail bed
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Onychoptosis
Definition
periodic shedding of one or more nail
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Paronychia ( felon )
Definition
bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail; pus, thickening, and brownish discoloration of the nail plate
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Pyogenic Granuloma
Definition
severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
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Tinea ( ringworm )
Definition
reddened patches of small blisters; slight or severe itching
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Tinea Pedis ( ringworm of the foot or athlete's foot )
Definition
deep, itchy, cololess blisters
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Tinea Unguium ( onychomycosis or ringworm of the nail )
Definition
whitish patches on the nail that can be scraped off or long yellowish streaks within the nail substance
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