Eponychium
| Eponychium | |
|---|---|
 Nail anatomy, with eponychium labeled as "nail fold". | |
 Longitudinal section through nail and its nail groove (sulcus). | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | eponychium |
| TA98 | A16.0.01.010 |
| TA2 | 7072 |
| FMA | 77859 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In
perionychium.[2]
In hoofed animals, the eponychium is the deciduous hoof capsule in fetuses and newborn foals, and is a part of the permanent hoof in older animals.[3]
The word eponychium comes from Greek ἐπί (epí) 'on top of', and ὀνῠ́χιον (onúkhion) 'little claw'.
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