cuticlenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkjuː.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈkjuː.t̬ɪ.kəl/the thin skin at the base of the nails on the fingers and toes
the outer part of a hair, consisting of dead cells
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The hand
- -fingered
- ball
- carpal
- carpometacarpal
- carpus
- digitorum
- fingerprint
- flat
- middle finger
- palm
- paw
- pollicis
- right-handed
- right-hander
- ring finger
- thenar
- triquetrum
- two-handed
- volar
- volaris
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Examples from literature
- In a few days the yellow hue becomes more intense, and particularly on the cuticle, the conjunctiva, the iris, the gums, and the lips.
- Some persons are troubled by the cuticle adhering to the nail as it grows.
- The cuticle adheres to the nail around its entire circumference so that the covering over the dermis is complete.
- The cuticle is constantly undergoing renewal.
- We may here observe that the cuticle contains the pigment for coloring the skin.