Medical Definition of Cuticle of nail

1. The exposed distal prolongation of the corneal layer of the deep surface of the proximal nail fold (eponychium), seen as a thin "skin" overlapping and adherent to the body of the nail at its proximal portion (the area of the lunula). It is formed as a remnant of the eponychium which otherwise degenerates by the eighth month of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuticle Of Nail

cutes
cutesie
cutesier
cutesiest
cutest
cutesy
cutey
cuteys
cutglass
cutgrass
cutgrasses
cuticle
cuticle
cuticles
cuticle of hair
cuticle of nail (current term)
cuticle of root sheath
cuticula
cuticula
cuticulae
cuticular
cuticularization
cuticula dentis
cuticula pili
cutie
cuties
cutikin
cutikins
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