10. Nail Disorders And Diseases Flashcards
(27 cards)
Healthy nail
Form flexible and should be smooth and I spotted
Ridges
Running vertically down the length of the natural nail plate, it is recommended that you carefully buff the nail plate
Tinea pedis
The medical term for fungal infections of the feet
Pseudomonal bacterial infection
On the nail llate can be identified in the early stages as a light green slot that becomes darker in its advanced stages
Onychodesis
The separation and Falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
Onychorehexis
Caused by injury to the matrix, excessive use of cutler removers, harsh cleanjng agents, aggressive filing techniques or heredity
Nail psoriasis
Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
Nail disorders
Refers to a condition cause led by injury, heredity, precious diseas of nail unit
Splinter hemorrhages
Caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed
Ongchomadesis
Any deformity or disease of the natural nail
Eggshell nails
Nail plate that are noticeably thin and white and more flexible than usual
Smoking
Common cause of surface stains on nails
Bruised nail beds
The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate causing a dark purple spot
Hang nail
The living skin around the nail splits and tears
Onycholysis
The lifting of the nail plate splits and tears
Melanoychia
Refers to the darkening of the fingernails or toenails
Trumpet nail
When increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate results in the free entry pinching the sides into a deep curve
Beaus lines
Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
Blue fingernails
Usually caused by a lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells
Koilonychia
Soft spoon nails either a concave shape
Leukonychia spots
White spots or whitish discolorations of the nails
Onychophagy
Bitten nails
Nail pterygium
An abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate
Onychomycosis
A fungal infection of the natural plate
