February 28, 2011
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Pterygium is an adhesion between the skin surrounding the nail and the area under the nail plate.
Keywords: nail diseases pterygium skin diseases
January 3, 2011
| Encyclopedia
The word hematoma means “pocket of blood.” The term subungual means “under the nail.
Keywords: nail diseases nail injuries subungual hematoma
January 3, 2011
| Encyclopedia
A deformity in the nail bed that results in a concave indent of the nail plate, causing the outer nail to turn out; also called spoon nail.
Keywords: koilonychia nail diseases spoon nails
January 3, 2011
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Excessive curvature of the nail plate that causes the nail to pinch into the soft tissue of the surrounding skin.
Keywords: nail diseases pincer nails
January 2, 2011
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An abnormal growth of tissue due to pressure or trauma, most commonly found on the foot .
Keywords: nail diseases
January 2, 2011
| Encyclopedia
A habit tic is a condition that often is the result of nervous habits, including picking at, playing wtih, or stroking the nails constantly. Thumbnails are often damaged by another nail.
Keywords: habit tic nail diseases
January 2, 2011
| Encyclopedia
The Greek term “arthro” means joint, or a connection point. The meaning of “itis” is “inflamed.
Keywords: arthritic clients elderly clients nail diseases special needs clients
January 2, 2011
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An infection on the foot caused by fungus. The fungus that causes athlete’s foot exists on floors (think locker rooms) and it spreads easily through contact.
Keywords: athlete's foot feet nail diseases
January 1, 2011
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“Atrophy” is simply the wasting away of a part of the body. The same thing can happen to nails.
Keywords: nail diseases onychatrophia
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
Beau's lines are linear depressions that occur crosswise (transverse) in the fingernail; they can occur after illness, trauma to the nail, and with malnutrition.
Keywords: Beau's lines nail diseases
December 30, 2010
| Encyclopedia
A nail tumor is a lesion that is located in the nail bed or matrix.
Keywords: nail diseases nail tumor
December 29, 2010
| Encyclopedia
The official term for any type of body odor from sweat, including the odor on your feet, is bromhidrosis.
Keywords: bromhidrosis feet nail diseases
December 27, 2010
| Encyclopedia
Onychocryptos, another name for ingrown nails, isa condition of the fingers and toes in which the nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail; improper filing of the nail and poor-fitting shoes are two causes of this disorder.
Keywords: ingrown nails nail diseases onychocryptosis
December 27, 2010
| Encyclopedia
"Greenies" is the informal term used by many nail technicians to describe a nail that has become infected with pseudomonas, which looks green under a nail; usually occurs as a result of water or other moisture becoming trapped between an artificial nail and the natural nail; treatment does not always require removing the artificial nail.
Keywords: nail diseases
December 27, 2010
| Encyclopedia
Benign growths that occur on the sole (plantar surface), heel, or ball of the foot.
Keywords: feet nail diseases warts
