~ CUTICULA id+ | diminutive for SKIN |
lat CUTIS = SKIN
CUTICULA diminutive
~ CUTANEOUS id+ | SKIN |
~ CUTIS see> SKIN see> LEATHER
med> THIN LAYER OF AVASCULAR EPIDERMIS
AT THE BASE OF HUMAN NAILS COVERING IN PART THE
LUNULA or SHAPED AS A MOON LIKE
WHITE AREA AT THE BASE OF FINGERNAILS AND TOENAILS
OFTEN HIDDEN AT LEAST IN PART BY THE CUTICULA
for etymology see> CHORION
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