lunula


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Synonyms for lunula

the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

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a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age

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4), quien plantea su estudio a partir de su asociacion con otras piezas como las lunulas, para las que propugna un origen irlandes.
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El genero Arcinella Schumacker, 1817 es facilmente reconocible por la lunula prominente y esta unido al sustrato solo en las primeras etapas de crecimiento, siendo de vida libre cuando es adulto.
Also the dorsal veins terminate approximately 3 mm to 5 mm proximal to the lunula. Attempts to replant a fingertip amputation at this level are exceedingly difficult.
You can get room service from The Clubhouse menu or have an inroom massage and nail spa from Lunula. For the wedding market, there's Wash 'N' Wear for laundry and dry cleaning," says Del Rosario.
In his physical examination hypertrophic granulation tissue originating from the lateral nail matrixes was found to be bridged and epithelized in the midline leaving the lunula and the distal part of the nail unaffected.
In the local examination, there was loss of contour of the lunula of the right thumb with a bluish discolouration of size 4mmx 5mm.
The NAPSI evaluates presence of signs in the nail bed (onycholysis, splinter hemorrhages, nail bed discoloration, and subungual hyperkeratosis) and on the nail matrix (pitting, leukonychia, red spots in the lunula and nail plate crumbling) in all 10 fingernails, providing a maximum score of 80 (Rich and Scher 2003).
After digging around, he found a lunula - a crescent worn by tribal leaders.
Patients older than 20 years who underwent an ipsilateral or contralateral abdominal pocketing procedure after replantation of a single digit amputation distal to the lunula were included in this study, and replantation was performed with at least one arterial anastomosis.