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Nail Terminilogy
Pivot point nail terminology disease,disorder, cond.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Manicure | Cosmetic care for the hands and fingernails. |
| Pedicure | Cosmetic care for the feet and toenails. |
| Onyx | Technical term for the nail. |
| Onychology | Study of the structure of nails. |
| Free edge | Part of the nail that extends beyond the end of the finger. |
| Nail body | Nail plate: visible nail area from the nail root to tfree edge. No nerves or blood vessels |
| Nail wall | fold of skin on either side of the nail groove. |
| Lunula | half-moon shape at the base of the nail, appears white due to reflection of light at the point where the nail matrix and nail bet meet. |
| eponychium | cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail. |
| cuticle | loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail. |
| nail matrix | active tissue that generates cells, which hardens as they move outward to the nail. |
| nail root | attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle. |
| mantle | pocket-like structure that hold the root and matrix |
| nail bed | area of the nail on which the nail body rest. |
| nail grooves | track on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows. |
| perionychium | skin that touches overlaps and surrounds the nail |
| hyponychium | skin under the free edge. |
| Onychomycosis | ringworm of the nail |
| Tinea manus | ringworm of the hand |
| Tenea pedis | ringworm of the feet |
| paronychia | inflammation of skin around nail |
| onychoptosis | shedding or falling off of nails |
| onychia | inflammation of the nail matrix |
| onychatrophia | aprophy of the nail |
| onychlysis | loosenig or separation of the nail |
| eggshell nails | very thin soft nails |
| corrugations | horizontal wavy ridges across the nail |
| kolionychia | spoon nails with a concave shape |
| furrows | intended vertical lines down the nail plate |
| onychogryposis | claw nails. increased curvature of the nails |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown nails |
| onychauxis | thickening of the nail plate or abnormal outgrowth of the nail |
| agnails | spit cuticles |
| bruised nails | show dark purplish discoloration under the nail |
| leuconychia | white spots appearing in the nail |
| pterygium | livng skin that becomes attached to the nail plate either at the eponyhium or the hyponichium. |
| onychophagy | bitten nails |
| onychorrhexis | spit or brittle nails |
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