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The study of the growth and structure of nails is known as
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Onyxology
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Etiology is the study of
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The cause of a disease
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Often referred to as the cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail:
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Eponychium
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Infection at the nail base, usually with pus, untreated can cause loss of the nail
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Onychia
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Onychophagy refers to
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Bitten nails
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Onychia refers to a condition where
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Inflammation at the base of the nailwith pus usually present
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The technical term for bitten nails is
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Onychophagy
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Tight shoes, or improper trimming of the toe nails,may results in:
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Onychocryptosis/ingrown toe-nails
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Onychocryptosis is a condition that may result from
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Excessively tight shoe
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A nail product used to smooth out and fill in minor depression in a client's nails is
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Ridge filler
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The nail is composed of a substance known as
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Keratin
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The area from the nail root to the free edge, contain no blood vessels/nerves
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Nail plate/nail body
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Portions of the nail assembly where the nail plate rests, contain blood vessels and nerves
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Nail bed
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The point where the nail enters the skin at the nail base is referred to as the
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Eponychium
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The tissue beneath the free edge of the nail is known as
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Hyponychium
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