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lunula

lunula

The lunula is the pale half-moon visible near the base of a nail plate.

All languages

English
lunula
Norwegian
neglemåne
Japanese
爪半月 — そうはんげつ — sōhangetsu
Korean
손발톱반달 — sonbaltopbandal
Spanish
lúnula
French
lunule
German
Nagelmond

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