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NAIL DISORDERS AND DISEASES

Across
Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
Soft spoon nails, with a concave shape that scooped out.
Noticeably thin, white nail plates, that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
Thickening of the nails.
Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation.
Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot. These discolorations are usually due to small injuries to the nail bed.
A condition in which the living tissues surrounding the nail plate splits, or tears.
Darkening of the fingernails, or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate. It extends from the base to the free edge of the nail.
Down
Also known as ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail.
Also known as white spot; whitish discolorations of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area; It is not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies.
A noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the nail plate.
Named for the nail bed color; it is usually caused by a lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells.
Abnormal condition that occurs, when the skin is stretched by the nail plate, usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical enhancement products.
Sometimes called furrows or corrugations; visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.
Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail.