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| Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail; pus, thickening, and brownish discoloration of the nail plate |
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| Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate |
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| Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot |
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| wavy ridges caused by uneven growth, usually result of illness or injury |
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| noticeable thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than normal |
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| depressions in the nail that run either lengthwise or across the nail; result from illness, injury or pregnancy |
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| condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn |
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| redness, pain, swelling or pus; refer to physician |
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| whitish discoloration of the nails, white spots |
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| darkening of fingernails or toenails |
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| condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit |
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| surface of nail plate appears rough and pitted, reddish spots, onycholysis |
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| skin stretched by the nail plate |
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| atrophy or wasting away of the nail |
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| overgrowth in thickness of the nail |
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| inflammation of the nail matrix with shedding of the nail |
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| thickening and increased curvature of the nail |
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| loosening of the nail without shedding |
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| separation and falling off of the nail from the nail bed |
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| fungal infection of the natural nail plate |
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| growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed |
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| periodic shedding of one or more nail |
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| split or brittle nails, series of lengthwise ridges that give rough appearance |
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| any deformity disease of the natural nails |
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| highly curved nail plate caused by injury to matrix, "folded nail" |
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| one of several common bacteria that can cause nail infection. incorrectly referred to as mold |
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| forward growth of cuticle |
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| severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate |
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| vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually result of aging |
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| increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate |
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| fungal infections of the feet (athlete's foot) |
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| reddened patches of small blisters, slight or severe itching |
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| whitish patches on the nail that can be scraped off or long yellowish streaks within the nail substance |
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| trumpet nails (pincer nails) |
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| edges of nails curl around to form trumpet or cone shape around the free edge |
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