LUNULA

lu·nu·la   (lōōn'yə-lə)    n.   pl. lu·nu·lae (-lē') A small crescent-shaped structure or marking, especially the white area at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon. [New Latin lūnula, from Latin, crescent-shaped ornament, diminutive of lūna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: lu·nu·la
Pronunciation: 'lü-ny&-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lu·nu·lae /-(")lEalso -"lI/
: a crescent-shaped body part: as a : the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail called also half-moon b : the crescenticunattached border of a semilunar valve

lunula lu·nu·la (l&oomacr;n'yə-lə)
n. pl. lu·nu·lae (-lē')
A small crescent-shaped structure or marking, especially the proximal region at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon.