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ONYX
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The technical name for the nail.
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ONYCHOLOGY
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The studyof the structure & growth of the nails
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3 Parts of the Nail
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Root, nail bed, free edge
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FREE EDGE
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The part of the nail that extends beyond the end of the finger or toe and portects the tips of the fingers.
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NAIL BODY
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The visible nail area from the nail root to free edge. Made of layers. No nerves or blood vessels found here.
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NAIL WALL
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The folds of skin on either side of the nail groove.
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LUNULA
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The half-moon shape at the base of the nail.
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EPONYCHIUM
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The cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail.
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CUTICLE
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The loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail.
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NAIL MATRIX
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The active tissue that generates cells, which harden as they move outward from the root to the nail.
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NAIL ROOT
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Is attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, and under the skin and inside the mantle.
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MANTLE
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The pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix.
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NAIL BED
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The area of the nail on which the nail body rests. Nerves and blood vessels found here supply nourishment. Ligaments attach the nail bed to the bone.
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NAIL GROOVES
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Are the tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows.
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PERIONYCHIUM
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Is the skin that touches, overlaps and surrounds the nail.
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