Nail Conditions Flashcards
1
Q
What is pterygium?
A
Living skin that remains attached to the nail plate, disturbing the normal nail growth.
2
Q
What is agnails?
A
Also known as hangnails, it’s a loose bit of skin coming up around the nail.
3
Q
What are bruised nails?
A
Also called splinter hemorrhages, it becomes a dark purpleish discoloration under the nail.
4
Q
What is leuconychia?
A
They are white spots under the nail that are actually a small separation from the nailbed and skin.
5
Q
What are beau’s lines?
A
This is the term used to recognize when I nail returns to its original form after trauma.
6
Q
What is onychophagy?
A
This is the term known for bidden nails.
7
Q
What is onychorrhexis?
A
Split and/or brittle nails.
