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The white area in fingernails and hair are caused by air. That's why snow is white and not blue. Little bumps and bruises that are done to the bed of the nail cause these imperfections.
Small injuries to the base of the nail cause air in the nail.
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A sharp point has a smaller area than a blunter point. That is, essentially, what sharpness means.
That whitish crescent shaped area at the base of a finger nail is called the lunula.
It's called the lunula (the whitish half-moon at the base of the nail).
This is called the lunula.
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.
the half moon shaped area at the base of the nail is called the
the half moon shaped area at the base of the nail is called the
the half moon shaped area at the base of the nail is called the
The lumen, the half moon white colored parts at the base of the nail.
Your nails grow out from something called the germinal matrix. The matrix is located right behind the cuticle area, and a portion of the matrix can be seen at the base of the nail hence the white moon shape. The correct term for the small, white, half moon shape at the base of your fingernails is called the lunulae.
The skin around the base of the nail plate is called the cuticle. When the cuticle is removed, bacteria and other infection can get to your nail without the nail being protected by the cuticle.
Cuticle
Nail plate