Chapt 9

Question 1

Beau’s lines

Answer 1

Visible depression running across the width of the natural nail plate

Question 2

Bruised nail bed

Answer 2

A condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot; usually due to physical injury

Question 3

Eggshell nails

Answer 3

A noticeable thin white nail plate that is more flexible than normal

Question 4

Hangnail

Answer 4

A condition in which the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn

Question 5

Leukonychia spots

Answer 5

Whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix

Question 6

Melanonychia

Answer 6

Significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band under or within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge

Question 7

Nail disorder

Answer 7

A condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit

Question 8

Nail psoriasis

Answer 8

A noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate, causing it to appear rough and pitted as well as causing reddish color spots on the nail bed and onycholysis

Question 9

Nail pterygium

Answer 9

An abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually Caused by serious injury or allergic reaction

Question 10

Onychia

Answer 10

Inflammation of the matrix of the nail with shedding of the nail

Question 11

Onychocryptosis

Answer 11

Ingrown nail; nail grows into the the living tissue around the nail

Question 12

Onychomadesis

Answer 12

The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed; can occur on fingernail and toenail

Question 13

Onychomycosis

Answer 13

A fungal infection of the natural nail plate

Question 14

Onychophagy

Answer 14

Bitten nails

Question 15

Onychorrhexis

Answer 15

Split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridges they give a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate

Question 16

Onychosis

Answer 16

Any deformity or disease of the natural nails

Question 17

Paronychia

Answer 17

A bacterial inflammation of the tissue surrounding the Nail;pus, redness, and swelling are usually present

Question 18

Pincer nail

Answer 18

Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix

Question 19

Plicatured nail

Answer 19

Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix but that may be inherited

Question 20

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 20

One of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection

Question 21

Pyogenic granuloma

Answer 21

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the Nail plate

Question 22

Ridges

Answer 22

Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging

Question 23

Splinter hemorrhages

Answer 23

Caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed, which damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow

Question 24

Tinea pedis

Answer 24

The medical term for fungal infection of the feet

Question 25

Trumpet nail

Answer 25

A disorder in which the edges of the nail