cuticle

cuticle definition - medical

cu·ti·cle (kyo͞oˈtĭ-kəl)

noun
  1. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  2. The outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
  3. Dead or cornified epidermis.

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