lunule

Variant of lunula

lunula definition

lu·nula (lo̵̅o̅′nyə lə)

noun pl. lunulae -·lae′ (-lē′)

any structure or marking in the shape of a crescent, as the whitish half-moon at the base of a fingernail
also lunule lu′·nule (lo̵̅o̅′nyo̵̅o̅l′)

Etymology: ModL < L, dim. of luna, the moon: see light

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