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Noun: lunule  loo-nyool
  1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
    "The lunule is often more visible on the thumb than on other fingers";
    - half-moon, lunula

Derived forms: lunules

Type of: area, region

Part of: nail

Encyclopedia: Lunule