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Nail diseases and disorders

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Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate   Beau's lines  
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Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot, usually due to injury   bruised nails  
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Wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growth; usually result of illness or injury   corrugations  
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Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal   eggshell nails  
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Depressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail; result from illness, injury, stress or pregnancy   furrows  
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Condition in which the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn   hangnail/agnail  
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Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to a physician   infected finger  
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Whitish discoloration of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area; white spots   leukonychia spots  
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Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band under or within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge   melanonychia  
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Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit   nail disorder  
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Condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate, causing it to appear rough and pitted, as well as causing reddish spots on the nail bed and onycholysis   nail psoriasis  
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Abnormal conditions that occur when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury or allergic reaction   nail pterygium  
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Atrophy or wasting away of the nail; caused by injury or disease   onychatrophia  
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Overgrowth in thickness of the nail; caused by local infection, internal imbalance, or may be hereditary   onychauxis/hypertrophy  
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Inflammation of the nail matrix with shedding of the nail   onychia  
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Ingrown nails   onychocryptosis  
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Thickening and increased curvature of the nail   onychogryposis  
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Loosening of the nail without shedding   onycholysis  
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The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed; can occur on fingernails and toenails   onychomadesis  
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Fungal infection of the natural nail plate   onychomycosis  
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Bitten nails   onychophagy  
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Growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed   onychophosis  
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Periodic shedding of one or more nail   onychoptosis  
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Split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate   onychorrhexis  
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Any deformity disease of the natural nails   onychosis  
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Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail; pus, thickening, and brownish discoloration of the nail plate   paronychia  
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A type of highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited; also called "folded nail"   plicatured nail  
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One of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection   Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
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Forward growth of the cuticle   pterygium  
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Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate   pyogenic granuloma  
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Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging   ridges  
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Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate   tile-shaped nails  
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Medical term for fungal infection of the feet   tinea pedis  
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Reddened patches of small blisters; slight or severe itching   tinea (ringworm)  
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Whitish patches on the nail that can be scraped off or long yellowish streaks within the nail substance   tinea unguium  
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Edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or cone around the free edge   trumpet/pincer nails  
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