HyperDic: lunule

English > 1 sense of the word lunule:
NOUNbodylunule, half-moon, lunulathe crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
English > lunule: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail.
Synonymshalf-moon, lunula
Part ofnailhorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
Broaderarea, regionA part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
Spanishlúnula
Catalanlúnula

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