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SENIOR T11 W3

NAIL DISEASES

QuestionAnswer
ONYCHOMYCOSIS Ringworm of the nail- CONTAGIOUS
ONYCHORRHEXIS Split or brittle nails
TINEA MANUS Ringworm of the hand- CONTAGIOUS
ONYCHOPHAGY Bitten nails- NOT CONTAGIOUS
TINEA PEDIS Athletes Foot- CONTAGIOUS
PARONYCHIA Inflammation of the skin around the nail- NOT CONTAGIOUS
LEUKONYCHIA White spots on the nail
AGNAILS Hangnails- NOT CONTAGIOUS
ONYCHAUXIS An abnormal outgrowth or thickening of the nail
ONYCHIA Inflammation of the proximal nail fold (PNF) or lateral nail folds- NOT CONTAGIOUS
ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS Ingrown nails
ONYCHOGRYPOSIS Increased thickness or curvature of the nail with age or injury to the nail
KOLIONYCHIA Spoon nails with a concave shape
FURROWS Vertical ridges in the nail- NOT CONTAGIOUS
CORRUGATIONS Horizontal ridges in the nail-NOT CONTAGIOUS
HAPALONYCHIA Eggshell nails. Very thin and curve over the free edge
DISCOLORED NAILS Bluish, yellow nails
ONYCHOLYSIS Loosening or seperation of the nail plate from the nail bed
ONYCHATROPIA Wasting away of the nail plate-NOT CONTAGIOUS
BRUISED NAIL Dark purplish discoloration under the nail
CHLORONYCHIA Discoloration of nails- CONTAGIOUS
MELANONYCHIA Darkening of the nail often appearing as a darkened stripe running the nail plate
ONYCHOSCHIZIA Splitting or peeling of the nail plate at the free edge
PTERYGIUM Living skin that becomes attached to the nail plate
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