Nail Parts and Diseases Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• furrows: are long ridges that run either lengthwise or across the nail.
• onychia : is a term applicable to chronic inflammation of the nail fold and nail
• bed.
• brittle nails: a vertical splitting or separation of the nail plate layers at the distal (free) edge of the nail plate
• onychogryphosis : extreme thickening curvature of the nails, usually it is caused by varying degree of hyperkeratosis
• hangnails : these are marked by a condition in which the cuticle splits around the nail.
• leconychia: these are white spot that appears frequently in the nails. they may be caused by injury to the base
• of the nail.
• pterygium: it is an overgrowth of cuticle which sticks to the surfaces of nail plate.
• onychomycosis: it is an infectious disease caused by a vegetable parasite.
• onychocryptosis: this refers to ingrown nails which affect the fingers and toenails.
• onychoptosis: it is the periodic shedding of one or more nails, either in whole or in part.