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| the hard protective plate of the nail, composed mainly of keratin |
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| Hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed |
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| Are where the nail is formed |
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| The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies beneath the free edge of the nail |
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| Living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area |
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| Dead tissue that adheres to the nail plate |
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| Thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and nail bed |
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| Portion of living skin on which the nail plate sits |
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| The water content of the nail is_______. |
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| The natural nail is referred to the _________. |
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| Fungal infections of the feet (athletes foot) |
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| inflammation of the nail in which a red lump of tissue grows up from the nail bed |
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| the seperation and falling off of a nail plate from the bed |
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| The lifting of the nail plate withOUT shedding |
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| Inflammation of the matrix with pus and shedding of the nail |
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| Any deformity or disease of the nails |
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| Thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than regular nails |
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| visible depressions running across the width of the nail plate |
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| A parasite that can go under the nail and may cause an infection |
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| Abnormal brittleness with lines on the nail plate |
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| Also known as hangnail, a condition is which the living skin splits around the nail |
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| A condition caused by injury or disease |
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