nail beds
Under the nails
The nail bed is the skin beneath a fingernail or toenail—the pinkish tissue visible through the nail plate.
Medical professionals examine nail beds for signs of circulation problems or oxygen levels: Her nail beds looked bluish.
Injuries that damage the nail bed can affect how the nail grows back.
- cuticlesSkin at nail base
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- toesPedal digits
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- keratinStructural hair protein
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nail anatomy components
nail bedsnail plate
Visible keratin fingertip layer
nail plates · fingernails · toenails · nails · free edge
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