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lu⋅nu⋅la

  [loo-nyuh-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] .
something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail.
Also, lu⋅nule  [loo-nyool] .

Origin:
1565–75; < L lūnula, equiv. to lūn(a) moon + -ula -ule
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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.]
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Lunula

Lu"nu*la\, n.; pl. Lunul[ae]. [L., prop., a little moon. See Lunule.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) Same as Lunule.
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

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