lunula
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(loo′nyŭ-lă )
(loo′nyŭ-lē″)
(loo′nyŭ-lī″)
pl. lunulae [L. lunula, little moon]
1. A crescent-shaped area.
2. An active area of nailbed growth at the base of the fingernails and toenails. The cells develop and keratinize to form nails.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Lunula." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734135/all/lunula.
Lunula. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734135/all/lunula. Accessed May 19, 2019.
Lunula. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734135/all/lunula
Lunula [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 May 19]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734135/all/lunula.
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