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  2. Nail (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    A nail is a protective plate characteristically found at the tip of the digits ( fingers and toes) of all primates, corresponding to the claws in other tetrapod animals. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough rigid protein called alpha-keratin, a polymer also found in the claws, hooves and horns of vertebrates.

  3. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    Those with dermatophagia typically chew the skin surrounding their fingernails and joints. They also chew on the bottom of their feet/toes, inside of their mouth, cheeks, and/or lips, causing blisters in and outside of the mouth.

  4. Cuticle - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, "cuticle" can refer to several structures, but it is used in general parlance, and even by medical professionals, to refer to the thickened layer of skin surrounding fingernails and toenails (the eponychium), and to refer to the superficial layer of overlapping cells covering the hair shaft (cuticula pili), consisting of dead ...

  5. Paronychia - Wikipedia

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    Paronychia is an inflammation of the skin around the nail, which can occur suddenly, when it is usually due to the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, or gradually when it is commonly caused by the fungus Candida albicans.

  6. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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    Onychorrhexis also known as brittle nails, is brittleness with breakage of fingernails or toenails. Paronychia is a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet. Koilonychia is when the nail curves upwards (becomes spoon-shaped) due to an iron deficiency. The normal process of change is: brittle nails, straight nails, spoon-shaped ...

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  7. Periungual wart - Wikipedia

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    Periungual warts are warts that cluster around the fingernail or toenail. They appear as thickened, fissured cauliflower-like skin around the nail plate. Periungual warts often cause loss of the cuticle and paronychia. Nail biting increases susceptibility to these warts.

  8. Eponychium - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the eponychium is the thickened layer of skin at the base of the fingernails and toenails. It can also be called the medial or proximal nail fold. The eponychium differs from the cuticle ; the eponychium comprises live skin cells whilst the cuticle is dead skin cells.

  9. From Gel to Acrylic, Here’s Your Official Guide to ... - AOL

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    The downsides: It can be on the pricier side and the removal process can be tough on your nails if you don’t go to a salon. Also known as “hard gel,” this mani can be applied over natural or ...

  10. Green nail syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Green nail syndrome (chloronychia or Goldman-Fox syndrome) is characterised by discolouration of the infected nail, inflammation of the skin around the nail known as paronychia, and an odour resembling fruit. The colour may range from light or blueish green or yellow-green to darker green or black.

  11. Hangnail - Wikipedia

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    A hangnail is a small, torn piece of skin next to a fingernail or toenail, related to ingrown nails. Hangnails are typically caused by having dry skin, or by trauma to the fingers.