EPONYCHIUM


Meaning of EPONYCHIUM in English

/ep'euh nik"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. eponychia /-nik"ee euh/

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

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

Also, epionychium .

[ 1880-85; ep- EP- + onych- (see ONYX) + -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .