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Nail Care
Nail diseases and disorders
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Undergraduate 1
06/24/2009

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Term
Beau's lines
Definition

Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate caused by major illness or injury that tramatized the body such as pnemonia, adverse drug reaction, surgery, heart failure, massive injury or high fever.

 

Ok to treat in Salon.

Term
Bruised Nails
Definition

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

 

Ok in Salon.

Term
Corrugations
Definition

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

 

Ok in salon.

Term
Eggshell nails
Definition

Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal. Usually caused by improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease or medication.

 

Ok in salon.

Term
Furrows
Definition

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

 

Ok in salon.

Term
Hangnail or Agnail
Definition

The living skin splits around the nail; caused by dryness of the skin or cutting the living skin.

 

Ok in salon if not infected.

Term
Infected Finger
Definition

Redness, pain, swelling, or pus.

 

Refer to doctor.

Term
Leukonychia Spots
Definition

Whitish discoloration of the nails; usually caused by injury at the base of the nail.

 

Ok in the salon.

Term
Melanonychia
Definition

Darkening of the fingernails or toenails.

 

Ok in the salon

Term
Nail Disorder
Definition

A condition caused by injury or disease.

 

Ok in salon if not infected.

Term
Nail Psoriasis
Definition

Often causes tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.

 

Refer to doctor.

Term
Nail pterygium
Definition

An abnormal condition that occurs when skin is stretched by the nail plate; not interchangeable with cuticle.

 

Ok in the salon if not infected.

Term
Onychatrophia
Definition

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

 

Refer to doctor.

Term
Onychauxis
Definition

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

 

Ok in salon if not infected.

Term
Onychia
Definition

An inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate.

 

Refer to a doctor.

Term
Onychocryptosis
Definition

or ingrown nails, can affect fingers as well as toes.

 

Ok in salon if not infected.

Term
Onychogryposis
Definition

Thickening and increased curvature of the nail.

 

ok in the salon.

Term
Onycholysis
Definition

Loosening of the nail without shedding.

 

Ok in the salon if not infected.

Term
Onychomadesis
Definition

Separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed.

 

Ok in salon if not infected.

Term
Onychomycosis
Definition

A fungal infection of the nail plate.

 

Refer to doctor

Term

Onychophagy


Definition

or bitten nails; is the result of a habit that prompts the individual to chew the nail or the hardened damaged skin surrounding the nail plate.

 

Ok in salon

Term
Onychophosis
Definition

Growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed.

 

refer to doctor

Term
Onychoptosis
Definition

Periodic shedding of one or more nail.

 

refer to doctor.

Term
Onychorrhexis
Definition

Abnormal brittleness with striation (lines) of the nail plate.

 

ok in the salon

Term
Onychosis
Definition

The term used for any deformity of disease of the nails.

 

ok in the salon if not infected.

Term
Paronychia
Definition

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

 

Refer to doctor.

Term
Plicatured Nail
Definition

Folded nails

 

ok in salon

Term
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Definition

One of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection.

 

Refer to doctor.

Term
Pterygium
Definition

Forward growth of the cuticle.

 

Ok in salon if not infected.

Term
Pyogenic Granuloma
Definition

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

 

refer to doctor.

Term
Ridges
Definition

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

 

ok in salon.

Term
Tile-shaped nails
Definition

Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate.

 

ok in salon

Term
Tinea Pedis
Definition

Medical term for fungal infections of the feet.

 

refer to doctor.

Term
Tinea (ringworm)
Definition

Reddened patches of small blistered; slight or severe itching.

 

refer to doctor.

Term
Tinea Unguium
Definition

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

 

ok in salon.

Term
Trumpet nails (pincer nails)
Definition

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

 

ok in salon.

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