| selene unguium | Synonym: lunula. Origin: G. Selene, moon; gen. Pl. Of L. Unguis, nail (05 Mar 2000) |
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| achromia unguium | The occurrence of white spots or patches under the nails, of unknown cause; the decoloration may be total or in the form of lines (striate or transverse leukonychia) or dots (punctate leukonychia). Synonym: achromia unguium, canities unguium, leukopathia unguis. Origin: Leuko-+ G. Onyx (onych-), nail Apparent leukonychia, pallor of the nail not due to subungual air bubbles. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arcus unguium | Origin: L, prop, a little moon. See Lunule. <anatomy> Same as Lunule. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| canities unguium | The occurrence of white spots or patches under the nails, of unknown cause; the decoloration may be total or in the form of lines (striate or transverse leukonychia) or dots (punctate leukonychia). Synonym: achromia unguium, canities unguium, leukopathia unguis. Origin: Leuko-+ G. Onyx (onych-), nail Apparent leukonychia, pallor of the nail not due to subungual air bubbles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gryposis unguium | Enlargement with increased thickening and curvature of the fingernails or toenails. Synonym: gryposis unguium, onychogryphosis. Origin: onycho-+ G. Gryposis, a curvature (05 Mar 2000) |
| scabrities unguium | Thickening and distortion of the nails. (05 Mar 2000) |
| defluvium unguium | A falling (or loss) of nails. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dystrophia unguium | Dystrophy of the nails. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tinea unguium | The most common fungus infection of the nails (onychomycosis). Onychomycosis makes the nails look white and opaque, thickened, and brittle. Older women (perhaps because oestrogen deficiency may increase the risk of infection). And men and women with diabetes or disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vacscular disease) are at increased risk. Artificial nails (acrylic or wraps ) increase the risk because when an artificial nail is applied, the nail surface is usually abraded with an emery board damaging it, emery boards can carry infection, and. Water can collect under the nail creating a moist, warm environment for fungal growth. Alternative names include ringworm of the nails and dermatophytic onychomycosis. (17 Dec 1998) |
| trichophytosis unguium | Fungus infection of the nail plates. See: onychomycosis. (05 Mar 2000) |