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The technical term for the natural nail.
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Onyx
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The normal skin that surrounds the nail plate
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Nail folds
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The most visible and functional part of the nail module.
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Nail plate
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The average rate of growth of the nail.
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1/10th inch per month
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The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area.
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Epinychium
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Fold that form the nail grooves.
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Nail folds
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The portion of living skin on which the nail plate sits.
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Nail bed
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The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
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Free edge
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Where the natural nail is formed.
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Matrix
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A thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail bed to the nail plate.
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Bed epithelium
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The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies underneath the free edge of the nail plate.
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Hyponychium
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Tough band of fibrous tissue that attaches the nail bed and matrix bed to the underlying bone.
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Specialized ligaments
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Water content of the nail.
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15-25%
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The number of layers of nail cells that make up the nail plate.
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100
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Dead colorless tissue attached to the nail plate.
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Cuticle
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