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Created by Tamesha Williams
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| Question | Answer | 
| 1. beau's line | sometimes called furrows or corrugations; usually a result of major illness or injury that traumatized the body | 
| 2. eggshell nails | noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge | 
| 3. EPONYCHIUM – HANG NAIL | living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area | 
| 4. KOILONYCHIA | soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out | 
| 5. LEUKONYCHIA SPOTS | white spots; whitish discolorations of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area. | 
| 6. MELANONYCHIA | darkening of the fingernails or toenails | 
| 7. NAIL PTERYGIUM | abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate | 
| 8. NAIL PSORIASIS | a noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate | 
| 9. ONYCHAUXIS | thickening of nails | 
| 10. ONYCHIA | inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail | 
| 11. ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS | ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail | 
| 12. ONYCHOLYSIS | lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding, usually at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area | 
| 13. ONYCHOMYCOSIS | fungal infection of the natural nail plate | 
| 14. ONYCHOPHAGY | bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate | 
| 15. ONYCHORRHEXIS | split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate | 
| 16. PARONYCHIA | bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail | 
| 17. PLICATURED NAIL | folded nail; a type highly curved nail usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited. | 
| 18. RIDGES | vertical lines running through the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging | 
| 19. PINCER NAIL | trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by increased curvature of the matrix | 
| 20. PLICATURED NAIL | folded nail; a type highly curved nail usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited. | 
| 21. PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA | common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as a green, yelllow, or black discoloration on the nail bed. | 
| 22. PSORIASIS NAIL | skin disease characterized by red patches covered with silver-white scales. | 
| 23. PYOGENIC GRANUOMA | severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate | 
| 24. SPLINTER HEMORRHAGE | hemorrhage caused by trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow | 
| 25. TINEA PEDIS | a ringworm fungus of the foot. aka athlete's foot. | 
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