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noun, plural ep·o·nych·i·a

[-nik-ee-uh] .

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

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

Also, epionychium.

Origin:
1880–85; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to ep- ep- + onych- (see onyx) + -ium -ium

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eponychia ep·o·nych·i·a (ěp'ə-nĭk'ē-ə)
n.
An infection affecting the proximal nail fold.

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eponychium ep·o·nych·i·um (ěp'ə-nĭk'ē-əm)
n.

The condensed eleidin-rich areas of the epidermis preceding the formation of nails in the embryo.
The thin skin adhering to the nail at its base.

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