eponychium
eponychium · eponychia
The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the…The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
UK/ɛpəʊˈnɪkɪəm/US/ˌɛpəˈnɪkiəm/
Meaning
2 sensesThe thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + ὀνῠ́χιον (onŭ́khion, “little claw”, diminutiveFrom Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + ὀνῠ́χιον (onŭ́khion, “little claw”, diminutive of ὄνυξ (ónux)).
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Forms
plural: eponychia| Singular | eponychium |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymslayer of skin:medial nail foldproximal nail fold
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular