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Nails
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Term | Definition |
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Free edge | Part of the nail that extends beyond the finger |
Onychodermal band | Glassy grey is area where the nail meets the hyponochium |
Nail plate body | The visible part of the nail made of transparent layers of hardened cells |
Nail wall/side wall | Folds of skin on either side of the nail |
Lunula | The whitened half moon shape at the base of the nail |
Eponychium | The cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail |
Cuticle | The loose piable overlapping skin around the nail. The cuticle fpr,s a seal on the nail to help prevent bacterial infection |
Nail matrix | The active tissue that generates cells which harden as they move outward to the free edge nurished by the blood supply |
Nail root | Attached to the matrix at the base of the nail the root is held inside the mantle |
Mantle | The pocket like structure that holds the root and the matrix |
Nail bed | The area of the finger where the nail body rests nerves and blood vessels found here supply nourishment |
Nail grooves | The tracks on the side of the nails that the nail moves on as it grows out |
Perionychium | The skin that touches overlaps and surrounds the nails |
Bed epithelium | The cells between the nail plate and bed |
Hyponychium | The skin under the free edge |
Abductor | Separates the fingers |
Adductor | Brings fingers together |
Opponen | Moved the thumb |
Nail growth | 1/8 inches per month |
Cell production | Nail thickness depends on this |
Keratinn | Hard protein nails are made of |
Square nails | Structurally the strongest not recommended for heavy hands or short fingers |
Oval nails | Most common nail shape not as strong as square compliments most hands |
Round nails | A strong nail used most often for men's manicures |
Squoval nails | A combination of square and oval used very often for artificial nakls |
Pointed | The least practical very weak slederizws short fingers and heavy hands |
Grit | The number of particles per square jnch |
Coarse | 100 grit |
Medium coarse | 120 grit |
Medium | 180 |
Fine | 240 grit |
Extra fine | 320 grit |
Ultrafine | 400 grit |
Finishing and shinning | 900/1200 grit |
Pigment | Created with fine powder sometime it does separate out frost and shimmer contain micca |
Dispersant | Helps resin mix with the solvent |
Resins | Plastic material that hold the Polish together in is formaldehyde |
Solvent | Parts of polish that evaporate to much evaporation makes polish lumpy |
Plastisizer | Keeps polish flexible does not chip as much as rigid polish |
Uv stabilizer | Keeps polish from changing colors when exposed to sunlight |
Signs of infection | Throbbing pan ache local fever swelling redness pus oozing |
Funug/ vegetable parasite | Lives off something else causes damage to the carrier most common in feet may occur under acrylic nails very contagious |
Onychomychosis | The nail becomes thick and discolored brown to blacknowledge and may fall off no service may be preformed caused by ringworm |
Tinea manus | Appears in rings with small blisters may spread to other aewas |
Tinea pedis | Itching and peeling blisters containing fluid severe skin cracking |
Paryonchia | Bacterial infection hang nails client may lose the nail |
Onychoptosis | Disease or injury syphilis fever trauma |
Onychia | Bacterial infection nail may stop growing may grow I n deformed |
Onychatrophia | Nails crumble loosen from nail plate caused by injury no service |
Onycholysis | Internal disorder starts at the free edge nail stays attached at the lunula allergy to artificial nail |
Blue nails | Poor circulation most common in older clients service manicure with caution |
Corrugationa | Injury lines appear across entire nail service lightly buff or apply a ridge filler |
Eggshell nail | Very thin and flexible tears easily may be caused by improper diet treatment file gently push cuticle gently |
Melanonchia | Darkening of nails caused by excess pigment treatment any nail service |
Nail psoriasis | Nail will be pitted not contagious treament any nail sercice |
Onychomadesis | Complete shedding of the nail plate may be caused by a local infection treatment if not infected any service avoid electric file |
Pictured nail | Nail curves at 90° angle may be caused by shoe pressure or nail bed deformity treatment any nail service |
Kolionychia | Ski slope nail concave shape longterm illness nerve disterbance service file carefully |
Trumpet mail | Nail folds into a complete circle giving it a cone shape. Genetics tight shoes perform nail services with light pressure |
Furrows | Cells produce eneveningly nail is thicker in some areas can be caused by pushing to hard service lightly buff or apply a ridge filler |
Onychogryposia | Thick curved nail curves over the tip of the toe service file as usual |