nailbed

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: nail bed

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nail +‎ bed

Noun[edit]

nailbed (plural nailbeds)

  1. (medicine, anatomy) The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.
    • 2002, Meg Brown, Virginia Richardson, Rabbitlopaedia‎[1], →ISBN, page 95:
      On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed.

Synonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=nailbed&oldid=75751195"