Nail Disorders/diseases

Question 1

Define onyx

Answer 1

Greek term for nail

Question 2

Define onychosis

Answer 2

Generic term for nail disease or disorder

Question 3

What are corrugations?

Answer 3

Vertical or longitudinal lines/ ridges across the nail

Question 4

what is Cyanosis?

Answer 4

Blue or purple nail beds that show through the nail plate

Question 5

What are fissures?

Answer 5

Cracks in the calluses or dehydrated skin around the nail

Question 6

What is a hematoma?

Answer 6

Bruise under the nail plate

Question 7

What is leukonychia?

Answer 7

White spots in the nail plate due to damage

Question 8

What is onychomalacia?

Answer 8

Eggshell nails/ very soft and thin nails with the free edge curving down

Question 9

What is Onychophagy?

Answer 9

Nail biting

Question 10

What is Pterygium?

Answer 10

An excessive overgrowth of skin on the nail plate

Question 11

What is a bacterial infection? -(pseudomonas aeruginosa)

Answer 11

Contagious infection- Green, yellow or brown spot where a nail or artificial nail has lifted or separated.

Question 12

What is fungus? And what are the three types?

Answer 12

Fungus is a general term for parasite. The three types of fungus are ringworm, yeast and mild fungi

Question 13

What are the five symptoms of fungus?

Answer 13

• Nail separation
• discolouration
• thickening or brittleness
• debris
• odour

Question 14

What is onychia?

Answer 14

Contagious disease that causes Inflammation of the nail bed

Question 15

What is onychomycosis?

Answer 15

Long yellow lines within the nail caused by fungus

Question 16

What is peronychia?

Answer 16

Perionychium infection/ inflammation around the base or side wall of the nail