nail growth
Fingertip plate lengthening
Nail growth is the process by which fingernails and toenails continuously extend from the nail bed.
Fingernails grow faster than toenails, and growth slows with age.
The term appears in medical contexts discussing health indicators, since nail growth rate can reflect nutrition, circulation, or underlying conditions: Poor nail growth may signal a vitamin deficiency.
- keratinStructural hair protein
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- cuticle oilMoisturizer for nail edges
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- lunulaNail base crescent
quick · fingernail · toenail · brittle · biotin · calcium · protein · hangnail · manicure · file · buffer · polish · bed · root · strengthen · vitamins · nourish · thickness
- keratinization
- growthincrease, increasing, expansion, expand, expanding
- slow processesaging, evolution, continental drift, erosion, weathering
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- nailsfingernails, toenails, brad, sinker, fingernail