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