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Ch. 20 nails and manicuring

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Keratin   The nail is a translucent plate of  
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Lunula   The structure at the base of the nail where the matrix and the connective tissue of the nail bed join  
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eponychium   living skin at base of the nail plate  
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Nail folds   The nail grooves on the side of the nail that allows the nail to move as it grows are formed by the  
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Mantle   the deep fold of skin in which the nail root is embedded is called the  
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Onychosis   Any disease or deformity of the nail is technically know as  
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Eggshell nails   Thin white, fragile that break easily may be  
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Onychauxis   The condition of abnormally thick nail is know as hypertrophy or  
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Ingrown nails   Onychocryptosis is commonly known as  
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Nail Pterygium   The condition in which the cuticle sticks to the nail and may grow over the nail to the free edge is called the  
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Nail mold   Moisture seeping between an artificial nail and the free edge of the natural nail causes  
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Loosens or falls off   Onychomadesis, onycholysis and onychoptosis are all conditions in which part or all of the nail  
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Pyogenic granuloma   A lump of red tissue growing up from the nail bed to the nail plate is a symptom of  
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40 watt bulb   The adjustable lamp on a manicuring table should have a  
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Orangewood stick   An implement that can be used to loosen cuticle around the base of the nail or clean under the free edge is an  
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Discard it or give it to the client   After you have used an emery board you should  
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Nail buffer   To smooth out corrugations or ridges and add shine to the nail, use a  
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Dry nail polish   A nail cosmetic used with a buffer to add shine to the nail is  
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Nylon fibers   The nail strengthener that is applied vertically, then horizontally on the nail plate contains  
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Slim-line application   The polish application in which a 1/16 in margin is left on each side of the nail plate is called a  
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Wipe the table with a disinfectant   The first step in setting up a manicure table is to  
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Square nail shape   The nail shape which is completely straight across with no rounding at the edges is the  
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Corner to the center   When shaping the nail with an emery board or nail files, file the nail from the  
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20 volume hydrogen peroxide   Yellowed nails can be bleached with a prepared nail bleach or  
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onyx   technical term for nail  
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nail bed   lies under nail plate; nourished by blood vessels and merves  
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matrix   imbedded under skin; where nail is formed; aka nail root  
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nail plate   visible portion of the nail  
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cuticle   crescent of dead tissue attached to nail plate around nail base  
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hyponychium   layer of skin between the fingertip and free edge of nail  
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specialized ligaments   fibrous bands that attach the nail bed and matrix to underlying bone  
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nail folds   skin surrounding nail plate; nail grooves permit nail movement as it grows  
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bruised nails   blood clot under nail plate caused by injury to nail bed  
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discolored nails   caused by different conditions  
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eggshell nails   thin, white nails with curved free edge  
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ridges   line that run lengthwise down the nail  
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beau's lines   ridges that run across the nail  
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hangnails   cuticle splits around nail  
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leukonychia   white spots  
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melanonychia   darkening of nail  
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onychosis   technical term for any deformity or disease of the nail  
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onychocryptosis   ingrown nails  
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onychophagy   bitten nails  
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onychorrhexis   split or brittle nails  
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onychomycosis   fungal infection  
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Plicatured nail   folded nail; matrix injury  
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pincer/trumpet nail   sharp curvature at free edge  
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onychomadesis   nail separation from the nail bed  
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onycholysis   nail loosens from nail bed  
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nail psoriasis   pits/roughness on nail surface  
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pyrogenic granuloma   severe nail inflammation  
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