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The nail is composed of six main parts: the nail root, nail bed, nail plate, cuticle, perionychium, and hyponychium. Each part has a specific function. The nail plate is the visible nail made of keratin. The nail bed is the skin underneath the nail plate. The cuticle overlaps the nail plate at the base and acts as a barrier. The lunula is the whitish half-moon shape at the base of the nail. The perionychium is the skin alongside the nail plate and is prone to infections. The hyponychium is the skin between
- Author
- Retchel Liwagon
- Language
- EN