nail splitting
Fingertip layer cracking
Nail splitting is the tendency of fingernails or toenails to crack, peel, or separate into layers.
The condition results from brittleness caused by repeated wetting and drying, nutritional deficiencies, or aging.
Also called onychoschizia in medical contexts: She started using a strengthening treatment for her nail splitting.
- brittleLiable to shatter
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- peelingComing off in strips
- breakageAct of shattering
- keratinStructural hair protein
manicure · cuticle · fragile · flaking · lamination · biotin · vitamin deficiency · ridges · weakness · chipping · moisture · nailbed · hangnail · filing · hardener · base coat · calcium · dryness