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Chapter 21 (8): Nail Vocabulary Part 3
This is the last set of vocabulary words for this unit.
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| nail folds | folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate |
onychophosis, 
| growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed |
| onychoptosis,
| periodic shedding of one or more nails, in whole or in part |
onychorrhexis,  ,
| abnormal brittleness with striation (lines) of the nail plate |
| onychosis,
| technical term applied to any deformity or disease of the nails |
| onyx,
| nail of the fingers or toes |
paronychia,  ,
| bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail; pus is usually present, also a gradual thickening and brownish discoloration of the nail plate |
plicatured nail,  ,
| "folded nail" ; disorder in which the surface of the nail is generally flat while one or both of the edges of the plate are folded at a 90-degree (or more) angle down into the soft-tissue nail margins |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa,  ,
| naturally occurring bacteria that can cause nail infection when nail services are performed in unsanitary conditions |
pterygium,  ,
| forward growth of the eponychium (cuticle), with adherence to the surface of the nail |
pyogenic granuloma,  ,
| severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate |
tile-shaped nails,  | increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix bed itself |
tinea or ringworm,  ,
| highly contagious skin disease caused by a vegetable parasite, or fungus; characterized by itching, scales, an sometimes painful circular lesions |
| tinea pedis,
| medical term for athlete's foot or ringworm of the foot |
| tinea unguium or onychomycosis,
| ringworm of the nails that invades from the free edge and spreads toward the root |
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Cosmetology Instructor |
Center of Applied Technology - North |
| pasadena, MD |
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