nailbed

noun

nailbed

noun

Etymology From nail + bed.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.

  • On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed.2002, Meg Brown, Virginia Richardson, Rabbitlopaedia, →ISBN, page 95:
Synonyms
quick
Related terms
clawbed, subungual

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