Cosmetology Milady's Ch 24 Nail Disorders & Diseases

Front 1

BEAU'S LINES

Back 1

Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.

Front 2

BRUISED NAILS

Back 2

Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot, usually due to injury.

Front 3

CORRUGATIONS

Back 3

Wavy ridges caused by uneven nail growth, usually result of illness or injury.

Front 4

EGGSHELL NAILS

Back 4

Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal.

Front 5

FURROWS

Back 5

Depressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail; result from illness, injury, stress or pregnancy.

Front 6

HANGNAIL OR AGNAIL

Back 6

Condition in which the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn.

Front 7

INFECTED FINGER

Back 7

Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to physician.

Front 8

LEUKONYCHIA SPOTS

Back 8

Whitish discoloration of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area; white spots.

Front 9

MELANONYCHIA

Back 9

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.

Front 10

NAIL DISORDER

Back 10

Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.

Front 11

NAIL PSORIASIS

Back 11

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.

Front 12

NAIL PTERYGIUM

Back 12

Abnormal conditions that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury.

Front 13

ONYCHATROPHIA

Back 13

Atrophy or wasting away of the nail; caused by injury or disease.

Front 14

ONYCHAUXIS (HYPERTROPHY)

Back 14

Overgrowth in thickness of the nail; caused by local infection, internal imbalance, or may be hereditary.

Front 15

ONYCHIA

Back 15

Inflammation of the nail matrix with shedding of the nail.

Front 16

ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS

Back 16

Ingrown nails.

Front 17

ONYCHOGRYPOSIS

Back 17

Thickening and increased curvature of the nail.

Front 18

ONYCHOLYSIS

Back 18

Loosening of the nail without shedding.

Front 19

ONYCHOMADESIS

Back 19

The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed; can occur on fingernails and toenails.

Front 20

ONYCHOMYCOSIS

Back 20

Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.

Front 21

ONYCHOPHAGY

Back 21

Bitten nails.

Front 22

ONYCHOPHOSIS

Back 22

Growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed.

Front 23

ONYCHOPTOSIS

Back 23

Periodic shedding of one or more nail.

Front 24

ONYCHORRHEXIS

Back 24

Split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.

Front 25

ONYCHOSIS

Back 25

Any deformity disease of the natural nails.

Front 26

PARONYCHIA

Back 26

Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail; pus, thickening, and brownish discoloration of the nail plate.

Front 27

PLICATURED NAIL

Back 27

A type of highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited; also called "folded nail"

Front 28

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

Back 28

One of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection.

Front 29

PTERYGIUM

Back 29

Forward growth of the cuticle.

Front 30

PYOGENIC GRANULOMA

Back 30

Sever inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.

Front 31

RIDGES

Back 31

Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging.

Front 32

TILE-SHAPED NAILS

Back 32

Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate.

Front 33

TINEA PEDIS

Back 33

Medical term for fungal infections of the feet.

Front 34

TINEA (RINGWORM)

Back 34

Reddened patches of small blisters; slight or severe itching.

Front 35

TINEA UNGUIUM

Back 35

Whitish patches on the nail that can be scraped off or long yellowish streaks within the nail substance.

Front 36

TRUMPET NAILS (PINCER NAILS)

Back 36

Edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or cone around the free edge.