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Nail matrix — Latin matrix unguis Code TH H3.12.00.3.02020 The formative layer of cells at the base of the fingernail or toenail. This tissue consists of rapidly dividing skin cells that soon fill with the protein keratin. The matrix of finger nails consists… … Wikipedia
Nail disease — or disorder Classification and external resources Onychia without granuloma ICD 10 L … Wikipedia
groove of nail matrix — the cutaneous fold in which the proximal edge of the nail is embedded; called also sulcus matricis unguis … Medical dictionary
Nail (anatomy) — Human nails Fingernails Toenails A nail is a horn like env … Wikipedia
matrix — 1. [NA] The formative portion of a tooth or a nail. 2. The intercellular substance of a tissue. 3. A surrounding substance within which something is contained or embedded, e.g., the fatty tissue in which blood vessel s or … Medical dictionary
Nail plate — For metal connector plate, see Truss connector plate. Nail plate Basic nail anatomy Latin lamina unguis Code … Wikipedia
Matrix (hair) — The hair matrix produces the actual hair shaft as well as the inner and outer root sheaths.[1] References ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005) Andrews Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. Page 8. ISBN … Wikipedia
matrix unguis — 1. [TA] nail matrix: the tissue upon which the deep aspect of the nail rests; called also nail bed. 2. sometimes limited to only the proximal portion of this structure, from which growth chiefly proceeds … Medical dictionary
nail bed — n the vascular epidermis upon which most of the fingernail or toenail rests that has a longitudinally ridged surface often visible through the nail also MATRIX (1b) * * * matrix unguis … Medical dictionary
matrix — [mā′triks΄] n. pl. matrices [mā′trə sēz΄, ma′trəsēz΄′] or matrixes [LL, womb, public register, origin < L, breeding animal < mater (gen. matris), MOTHER1] 1. Archaic the womb; uterus 2. that within which, or within and from which, something … English World dictionary
