Definitions for eponychium

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eponychium ep·o·nych·i·um

Spelling: [ep-uh-nik-ee-uh m]

IPA: /ˌɛp əˈnɪk i əm/

Eponychium is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 456 anagrams from letters in eponychium (cehimnopuy).

Definitions for eponychium

noun

1. Embryology. the modified outer layer of the epidermis that partially covers the fetal fingernails and toenails and that persists after birth as the cuticle.
2. Anatomy. a thin, cuticular fold extending over the lunula of a nail.

Origin of eponychium

1880-85; New Latin, equivalent to ep- ep- + onych- (see onyx) + -ium -ium