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- Looking for Onychosis? Find out information about Onychosis. any disease or deformity of the nail. Congenital onychosis is caused by hereditary abnormalities of cornification. Acquired onychosis can be caused by... Explanation of Onychosis
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- Medical Definition of Tinea unguium. Tinea unguium: The most common fungus infection of the nails, also called onychomycosis. Onychomycosis makes the nails look white and opaque, thickened, and brittle. Women of any age who wear artificial nails (acrylic or wraps).
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Onychomycosis: Diagnosis and definition of cure Clinical signs indicative of persistent onychomycosis at the end of the observation period include (1) white/yellow or orange/brown streaks or patches in or beneath the nail plate; and (2) lateral onycholysis with subungual debris.
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Onychauxis â Causes and Treatment Onychauxis is the medical term for thickening or overgrowth of the nail. This condition can be observed in both the fingers nails and the toes nails. Onychauxis is otherwise called Hypertrophy of the nail. Causes of Onychauxis. Onychauxis can occur due to various reasons such as:
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Practice Essentials Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails that may involve any component of the nail unit, including the matrix, bed, or plate. Onychomycosis can cause pain, discomfort, and disfigurement and may produce serious physical and occupational limitations, as well as reducing quality of life.nychomycosis is a fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails that may involve any component of the nail unit, including the matrix, bed, or plate. Onychomycosis can cause pain, discomfort, and disfigurement and may produce serious physical and occupational limitations, as well as reducing quality of life.
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- Nail Lifting, or Onycholysis: Why Does It Happen? Nail lifting (onycholysis) occurs when a fingernail or toenail separates from its nail bed. As the end of the nail begins to lift away, it may look like a half moon or the free edge can appear like a hood laying over the nail bed, still attached.
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Brittle Toenails: Causes and Treatment Options While weakness of the nails can take many forms—split nails, crumbling nails, etc. —the term onychorrhexis refers to a specific condition that is characterized by splitting and by the formation of longitudinal (lengthwise) ridges on the surface of the nail.
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Counseling Patients With Ingrown Toenail One of the more common is ingrown toenail, also known as onychocryptosis, a term indicating that the nail is “only covered by lateral nail wall tissue.”1 Another term, unguis incarnatus, refers to the view that an abnormality of the nail plate is responsible for the condition. Prevalence of Ingrown Toenails.
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- Not to be confused with meiosis, mitosis, or myositis. Miosis or myosis, /maɪˈoʊ sɪs/, from Ancient Greek μύειν, mūein, to close the eyes, is a term with various definitions, which generally include constriction of the pupil. The opposite condition, mydriasis, is the dilation of the pupil. Anisocoria is the condition of one pupil being more dilated than the other.
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Ingrown nail Ingrown nail. Onychocryptosis (from Greek ὄνυξ onyx nail + κρυπτός kryptos hidden), also known as an ingrown toenail, or unguis incarnates, is a common form of nail disease. It is an often painful condition in which the nail grows so that it cuts into one or both sides of the paronychium or nail bed.
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Observing the Nail Shape and Surface Onychorrhexis is the presence of longitudinal striations or ridges (Figure 7). It can simply be a sign of advanced age but it can also occur with the following: 1  Rheumatoid arthritis; 2  Peripheral vascular disease; 3  Lichen planus; and. 4  Darier's disease (striations are red/white).
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A Primer on Ptosis Blepharoptosis or ptosis (pronounced TOE-sis) is defined as drooping of the upper eyelid. Ptosis can be bilateral or unilateral and can be difficult to identify unless a proper exam is performed.
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What Is Onychauxis? In and of themselves, thick nails pose no danger to a client, but they often indicate a larger problem. Techs can protect themselves and their clients if they proceed with caution. onychauxis (on-i-’kawk-sis) a thickening and overgrowth of the nail. Onychauxis, which is the medical term for an overgrowth or thickening of the nail, reveals nothing to the casual observer, the tech, or the doctor. Many times, in fact, onychauxis is a natural part of aging.
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- Nail fungus, or onychomycosis, is a common skin condition where a fungus infects a part of the nail including the bed, matrix, or plate. Nail fungus can result in cosmetic concerns, pain, and discomfort as well as end up affecting your everyday activities.
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Fingernails & Toenails: Facts & Information Onychoschizia or splitting of the nails is a very common problem often seen by dermatologists. The term onychoschizia includes splitting, brittle, soft or thin toenails and fingernails.
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What is Onycha? Onycha is an extended connotation of the black stone called the onyx. Shecheleth, the original Hebrew word for onycha, is related to the Hebrew word shechor which means black. === Labdanum is black and has been referred to as black amber.
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Nail Diseases Are Rare, but Tough to Cure Paronychia (pronounced pair-uh-NEEK’-ee-uh) is a term used to describe any infection that causes inflammation around the nail. Onychomycosis is a form of paronychia because it’s a fungal infection. But an infection in the nail fold can also be bacterial, from yeast or as a result of trauma.
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- Nail Fungus Treatment. Onychomycosis is a fungal infection usually caused by a special type of fungus known as a dermatophyte. Since most of these infections are relatively superficial, it would seem that topical treatments ought to work well. This is not the case because the nail unit is relatively impenetrable.
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acidosis Medical Definition of acidosis. plural. acidoses. \-ˌsēz\play. : an abnormal condition of reduced alkalinity of the blood and tissues that is marked by sickly sweet breath, headache, nausea and vomiting, and visual disturbances and is usually a result of excessive acid production—compare alkalosis, ketosis 1.
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Onychorrhexis, its Symptoms & Treatment Onychorrhexis, its Symptoms & Treatment. Onychorrhesis is a condition where fingernails and toenails break easily because they are weak. Keratin is composed of protein, and as the nail grows the thickness is determined by your body. The thickness of your nails is genetically chosen and is already set at birth.
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Onychomycosis Onychomycosis (also known as dermatophytic onychomycosis or tinea unguium) is a fungal infection of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about half of all nail abnormalities.
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Nail disease Onycholysis is a loosening of the exposed portion of the nail from the nail bed, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing to the lunula. It is frequently associated with an internal disorder, trauma, infection, nail fungi, allergy to nail enhancement products, or side effects of drugs.
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Onychomycosis Onychomycosis (also known as dermatophytic onychomycosis or tinea unguium) is a fungal infection of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about half of all nail abnormalities. This condition may affect toenails or fingernails, but toenail infections are particularly common. It occurs in about 10 percent of the adult population.
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What Are Spoon Nails? koilonychia: an abnormality of the nail that causes the nail to be flat or concave and the outer edges of the nail to flare out; also known as spoon nails. We’ve all heard that the fingernails are the windows to our health. This means nail technicians may be the first to notice signs of health problems in clients.
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Search for suffixes >> -onychia or -onyxis [Greek onyx talon, claw] Condition of the fingernails or toenails of the type indicated by the stem or prefix (brachyonychia). -onychium [Greek onyx talon, claw] A region of, or one having fingernails or toenails, of the type indicated by the stem or prefix (hyponychium).