chapter 10 vocab cosmo

beaus lines

furrows or corrugations ; visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate ;usually a result of major illness or injury that traumatized the body

blue fingernails

nail bed color ; caused by lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells

bruised nail beds

blood clot forms under nail plate causing dark purplish spots happen from small injuries to nail bed

discolored nails

nails turn colors from surface stain ,systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation

eggshell nails

thin noticeable nails that are more flexible than normal curve over free edge and look, white nail plates

hangnail

living tissue surrounding nail plate that splits or tears

koilonychia

spoon nails with concave shape appear scooped out

leukonychia spots

white spots ;whitish discoloration of the nail usually caused by injury to matrix

melanonychia

darkening of finger/toenail seen as black band within nail plate extends from base to free edge

nail disorder

injury or disease in nail unit

nail psoriasis

noninfectious condition that affects natural nail plate surface with tiny pits or severe roughness

nail pterygium

abnormal condition that occurs when skin is stretched by nail plate ;by injury burns or adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancement product

onychauxis

thickness of nails

onychia

inflammation of matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail

onychocryptosis

ingrown nail ; nail grows into sides of tissue around nail

onychogryposis

rams horn or claw nail :enlargement of finger/toenail by increased thickening and curvature

onycholysis

lifting of nail plate from nail bed without shedding usually at free edge toward lunula area

onychomadesis

separation or falling off of nail plate from nail bed

onychomycosis

fungal infection of natural nail plate

onychophagy

bitten nails ;result of chewing habit that surround nail plate

onychorrhexis

split or brittle nails that have lengthwise ridges giving rough appearance to the surface

onychosis

deformity or disease of nail

paronychia

bacterial inflammation of tissue surrounding the nail ( redness ,pus, ans swelling is seen )

pincer nail

trumpet nail ;curvature throughout nail plate caused by curvature in matrix

plicatured nail

folded nail ;type of highly curved nail caused by injury to the matrix

pseudomonsa aeruginosa

bacteria that can lead to bacterial infection appears green, yellow ,or black on the nail bed

pyogenic granuloma

sever inflammation of the nail which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to nail plate

ridges

vertical lines running through natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails usually the result of normal aging

splinter hemorrhage

trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allow small amount of blood flow

tinea pedis

athletes foot ;fungal infection of the feet red ,itchy,rash of the skin on the bottom of the feet or between the toes