perionychium /peri·onych·i·um/ (-o-nik´e-um) eponychium (1).
per·i·o·nych·i·um (p r  - -n k -m)n. pl. per·i·o·nych·i·a (- -) The border of epidermal tissue surrounding a fingernail or toenail. Also called nail skin. |
perionychium
the epidermis bordering a nail or claw.
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