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Question 1

mantle

Answer 1

the fold of skin in front of the cuticle

Question 2

Nail matrix

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is the area where your fingernails and toenails start to grow.

Question 3

nail root

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The root portion of this nail lies below the skin, underneath the nail, and extends several millimeters into the finger. It produces most of the volume of the nail and the nail bed.

Question 4

nail bed

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the formative layer of cells underlying the fingernail or toenail.

Question 5

Nail plate

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is the hard part of the nail, made of translucent keratin protein

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Lunula

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the white area at the base of a fingernail.

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eponychium

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the thickened layer of skin at the base of the fingernails and toenails

Question 8

cuticle

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is the outermost part of the hair shaft.

Question 9

nail grooves

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The indentation between the edges of the nail plate and the skin.

Question 10

side walls

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is the skin on either side of the nail plate,

Question 11

perionychium

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The tissue surrounding the nail

Question 12

Free edge

Answer 12

The Nail Free Edge, also known as the Free Nail Angle, of the nail is the part of the lamina that protrudes from the nail bed; it is therefore a “dead” and painless part of the nail.

Question 13

hyponychium

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The hyponychium is the area of epithelium, particularly the thickened portion, underlying the free edge of the nail plate on the nail. Its proximal border is immediately distal to distal limit of nail bed—a.k.a. the onychodermal band (the line along the interface of the nail bed and the nail plate).

Question 14

onychosis

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A nail disease or onychosis is a disease or deformity of the nail. Although the nail is a structure produced by the skin and is a skin appendage, nail diseases have a distinct classification as they have their own signs and symptoms which may relate to other medical conditions.

Question 15

6 signs of infection

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Feelings of Malaise. Malaise is a common non-specific sign of a localized systemic infection. …
Running a Fever. Running a fever can cause headaches and decrease your appetite. …
Fluid Drainage. …
Continual or Increased Pain. …
Redness and Swelling. …
Hot Incision Site.

Question 16

Onychomycosis

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also known as tinea unguium, is a fungal infection of the nail. Symptoms may include white or yellow nail discoloration, thickening of the nail, and separation of the nail from the nail bed. Toenails or fingernails may be affected, but it is more common for toenails to be affected.

Question 17

Tinea Manus

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is a fungal infection of the hands.

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Tinea Pedis

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is a fungal infection that usually begins between the toes.

Question 19

Paronychia

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Paronychia is an inflammation of the skin around the nail,

Question 20

Onychoptosis

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the periodic shedding of one or more nails, in whole or part.

Question 21

Onychia

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is an inflammation of the nail folds

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Onychatrophia

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an atrophy or wasting Away of the nail plate which causes it to lose its luster, become smaller and sometimes shed entirely. injury or disease may account for this irregularity.

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Onycholysis

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Onycholysis is the medical term for when your nail separates from the skin underneath it.

Question 24

Blue Nails

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r lack of oxygen circulating in your red blood cells

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Eggshell Nails

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Hapalonychia causes your nails to be soft and thin.

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Corrugations

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depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate

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Kolionychia

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also known as spoon nails, is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia

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Furrows

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Transverse lines or grooves across the fingernails; transverse depressions in the nail plate caused by temporary cessation of cell division in the proximal nail matrix.

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Onychogryposis

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also known as ram’s horn nail, is a nail disorder resulting from slow nail plate growth. It is characterised by an opaque, yellow-brown thickening of the nail plate with elongation and increased curvature

Question 30

Onychocryptosis

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Ingrown nail

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Melanonychia

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is the term for dark pigmentation of the fingernails or toenails.

Question 32

Onychauxis

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is a nail disorder that causes fingernails or toenails to grow abnormally thick

Question 33

AgnailsorHangnails

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are those irritating, jagged pieces of skin that stiffly jut out from around the sides of your fingernails. They rarely occur on toes. Despite their name, hangnails are not part of the nail itself. They may be small, but the pain, irritation, and discomfort hangnails cause are not.

Question 34

Bruised NailsorSplinter Hemorrhages

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are tiny blood spots that appear underneath the nail. They look like splinters and occur when tiny blood vessels (capillaries) along the nail bed are damaged and burst. The nail bed is the skin underneath the nail.

Question 35

Pterygium

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growth of the conjunctiva or mucous membrane that covers the white part of your eye over the cornea

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Beau’s Lines

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are horizontal (transverse) depressions in the nail plate that run parallel to the shape of the white, moon-shaped portion of the nail bed (lunula) seen at the nail’s origin.

Question 37

Onychophagy

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an oral compulsive habit of biting one’s fingernails

Question 38

Onychorrhexis

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is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism,