Anatomy & SciencesQuestion 292 of 484
A client habitually bites her fingernails down to the skin. The proper term for this is:
a.Onychophagia
b.Beau's lines
c.Leukonychia
d.Koilonychia
Explanation
Onychophagia is chronic nail biting. Leukonychia refers to white spots, koilonychia to spoon-shaped nails, and Beau's lines to transverse depressions on the plate after illness or trauma.
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