fingernail

Introduction

Thin transparent plate covering the dorsal distal tip of each distal phalanx.

The underpart of the nail is formed from the stratum germinativum of the epidermis, the free surface from the stratum lucidum & the cuticle from the stratum corneum.

More general terms

• skin appendage

Additional terms

• cuticle
• hyponychium
• lunula
• nail bed
• nail fold (paronychium)
• nail matrix
• nail plate
• paronychia

Component of

• finger/fingers