It is the thickened skin surrounding fingernails and toenails.
In human anatomy, the eponychium is also known as the cuticle.
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eponychium or cuticle, is the fold of skin at the proximal end of the nail.
Eponychium is another term for cuticle. This area of the nail is the part of the skin that overlies the proximal fingernail or toenail.
The eponychium, also known as the cuticle, is the thickened layer of skin surrounding fingernails and toenails.
The half-moon shaped portion at the base of the nail, is called the cuticle, the white part of the nail is the lunula Possible correction: According to Wikipedia, The half-moon shaped portion at the base of the nail is actually the lunula. The cuticle is the thickened layer of skin surrounding fingernails and toenails, more correctly called the eponychium.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern ---N-C---M. That is, ten letter words with 4th letter N and 6th letter C and 10th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: corniculum eponychium iconoclasm
Nail StructureThe structure we know of as the nail is divided into six specific parts - the root, nail bed, nail plate, eponychium (cuticle), perionychium, and hyponychium. Each of these structures has a specific function, and if disrupted can result in an abnormal appearing fingernail.