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Question | Answer |
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etiology | cause of the disease, disorder or condition |
systemic | meaning throughout the system causes are internal |
onychomycosis or tinea unguium or unguis | is ringworm of the nail |
tinea manus | is ringworm of the hand |
tinea pedis | is "athlete's foot" or ringworm of the feet |
paronychia or felon | is inflammation of skin around the nail |
onychoptosis | refers to shedding or falling off of nails |
onychia | is inflammation of the nail matrix |
onychatrophia | is atrophy of the nail or wasting away of nail |
onycholysis | refers to a loosening or separation of the nail |
blue nails | blue color in skin under nails |
eggsshell nails | are very thin soft nails |
corrugations | are horizontal wavy ridges across the nail |
kolionychia or spoon nails | are nails with a concave shape |
furrows | are indented vertical lines down the nail plate |
onychogryposis | also called claw nails represent an increased curvature of the nails |
onychocryptosis | are ingrown nails |
onychauxis or hypertrophy | is a thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail |
agnails or hangnails | are split cuticles: loose skin partially separated from the cuticle |
bruised nails also called hemorrages | show dark purplish discoloration under the nail |
leuconychia | are white spots appearing in the nail |
pterygium | refers to the livng skin that becomes attached to the nail plate either at the eponychium dorsal ptergium or the hyponychium inverse pterygium |
onychophagy | refers to bitten nails |
onychorrhexis | are split or brittle nails |
nail fungus or mold | causes discoloration an is a very contagious vegetable parasite that is easily spread. yellow-green spot that eventually black. |