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free edge | the part of the nail that extends beyond the end of the finger or toe to protect the tips. |
nail body (nail plate) | visible nail area from the nail root or free edge, made of layers, no nerves or blood vessles can be found. |
lunula | half-moon shape at the base of the nail, which appears white due to the reflection of light at the point where the nail matrix and nail bed meet. |
eponychium | cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail. |
cuticle | the loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail. |
nail matrix | active tissue that generates cells, which hardens as they move outward from the root to the nail. |
nail root | attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle. |
mantle | pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix. |
nail bed | the area of the nail on which the nail body rests, nerves and blood vessles found here to supply nourishment, ligaments attach the nail bed to the bone. |
nail grooves | the tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows. |
perionychium | skin that touches, overlaps, and surrounds the nail. |
hyponychium | skin under the free edge. |