Nail Cosmetology Terms Flashcards

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Front Back
Parasites are also known as ____.
Fungi
Carefully buffing the nails and applying a _____with polish is helpful when manicuring a client with ridges.
Filler
_____ is a condition of splitting of the cuticle.
Hangnail
It is safe to perform services on a client with ____.
Eggshell nails
Cutting off living tissue around the nail can result in ___.
Hangnails
_________ have a thin nail plate and are noticably more flexible than normal.
Eggshell nails
An inflammation called onychia affects the _____.
Matrix bed
Whitish patches that can be scraped off the nail is ____.
Tinea unguium
Uneven growth of the nails, usually a result of illness or injury can result in ____.
Ridges
Darkening of the fingernails or toe nails is ____.
Melanonychia
Bitten nails.
Onychophagy
Bruised nails are caused by ____.
Blood clots under the nail plate
The common term for tinea unguium is ______.
Nail ringworm
A lump of red tissue that grows from the nail bed to the nail plate is _____.
Pyogenic granuloma
White spots on the nail, usually resulting from injury to the nail matrix.
Leukonychia spots