Medical Definition of Nail matrix

1. The area of the corium on which the nail rests; it is extremely sensitive and presents numerous longitudinal ridges on its surface. According to some anatomists, the nail bed is the portion covered by the body of the nail, the nail matrix being only the part on which the root of the nail rests. Synonym: matrix unguis, keratogenous membrane, nail matrix, onychostroma. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nail Matrix

nail clippers
nail diseases
nail down
nail enamel
nail extension
nail file
nail files
nail fold
nail gun
nail guns
nail hole
nail horn
nail house
nail knot
nail knots
nail matrix (current term)
nail one's colors to the mast
nail one's colours to the mast
nail pits
nail polish
nail polish remover
nail polishes
nail pulse
nail scissors
nail set
nail sets
nail technician
nail trimmer
nail trimmers

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