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hyponychium

hyponychium noun: the thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.

Noun

hyponychium (plural hyponychia)

  1. The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.

hyponychium meaning in Arabic

hyponychium in Arabic

eponychium
تَحْت ظُفْر taḥt ẓufr

Forms of hyponychium

pluralhyponychia

Questions about hyponychium

What does hyponychium mean?
Hyponychium means the thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.
What is hyponychium in Arabic?
Hyponychium in Arabic is تَحْت ظُفْر (taḥt ẓufr). See Hyponychium meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hyponychium?
Hyponychium is a noun.
What is the plural of hyponychium?
The plural of hyponychium is hyponychia.

Words near hyponychium in the dictionary

  1. hyponormality
  2. hyponutrition
  3. hyponutritional
  4. hyponychia
  5. hyponychial
  6. hyponychium
  7. hyponym
  8. hyponymic
  9. hyponymically
  10. hyponymies
  11. hyponymous

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