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eponychium

[ep-uh-nik-ee-uhm]

noun

plural

eponychia 
  1. Embryology.the modified outer layer of the epidermis that partially covers the fetal fingernails and toenails and that persists after birth as the cuticle.

  2. Anatomy.a thin, cuticular fold extending over the lunula of a nail.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of eponychium1

1880–85; < New Latin, equivalent to ep- ep- + onych- ( onyx ) + -ium -ium

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