Usually means: Skin under the nail tip.
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  1. hyponychium: Wiktionary
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  3. Hyponychium: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. hyponychium: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.

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eponychium, perionyx, onychostroma, paronychium, onychodermal band, nail plate, hyponome, lunula, hypoderm, hypocarpium, more...

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eponychium, perionyx, onychostroma, paronychium, onychodermal band, nail plate, hyponome, lunula, hypoderm, hypocarpium, more...



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