Nailbed

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

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"On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed."

Etymology

From nail + bed.

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