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PRONUNCIATION OF EPONYCHIUM

eponychium  [ˌɛpəˈnɪkɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPONYCHIUM

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Eponychium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPONYCHIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eponychium

Eponychium

In human anatomy, the eponychium, is the thickened layer of skin surrounding fingernails and toenails. Its function is to protect the area between the nail and epidermis from exposure to bacteria. The vascularization pattern is similar to that of perionychium. In hoofed animals, the eponychium is the deciduous hoof capsule in fetuses and newborn foals, and is a part of the permanent hoof in older animals.

Definition of eponychium in the English dictionary

The definition of eponychium in the dictionary is the quick, or cuticle at the base of the nail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPONYCHIUM


aluminium
ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm
aquarium
əˈkwɛərɪəm
brachium
ˈbreɪkɪəm
calcium
ˈkælsɪəm
Dyrrachium
dəˈreɪkɪəm
echium
ˈɛkɪəm
graham
ˈɡreɪəm
ischium
ˈɪskɪəm
lithium
ˈlɪθɪəm
medium
ˈmiːdɪəm
museum
mjuːˈzɪəm
onychium
ɒˈnɪkɪəm
perionychium
ˌpɛrɪəʊˈnɪkɪəm
petroleum
pəˈtrəʊlɪəm
premium
ˈpriːmɪəm
sodium
ˈsəʊdɪəm
stadium
ˈsteɪdɪəm
titanium
taɪˈteɪnɪəm
xenodochium
ˌzenəˈdɒkɪəm
zoothecium
ˌzəʊəˈθiːkɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPONYCHIUM

epoch
epoch-making
epochal
epochally
epode
epodic
eponym
eponymic
eponymous
eponymously
eponymy
epopee
epopoeia
epopt
epos
epoxidation
epoxide
epoxide resin
epoxidize
epoxies

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPONYCHIUM

at a premium
auditorium
Belgium
condominium
consortium
cyathium
emporium
equilibrium
graphium
gymnasium
hypanthium
magnesium
palladium
podium
potassium
promethium
pythium
silphium
symposium
yttrium

Synonyms and antonyms of eponychium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eponychium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPONYCHIUM

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The translations of eponychium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eponychium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

eponychium
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eponiquio
570 millions of speakers

English

eponychium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

eponychium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سليفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эпонихий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eponychium
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

eponychium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eponychium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eponychium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eponychium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

爪上皮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

eponychium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eponychium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eponychium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

eponychium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपोनीचायम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eponychium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eponychium
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

eponychium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

епоніхій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eponychium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επονύχιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eponychium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eponychium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eponychium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eponychium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPONYCHIUM»

The term «eponychium» is used very little and occupies the 177.112 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPONYCHIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eponychium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eponychium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eponychium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPONYCHIUM»

Discover the use of eponychium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eponychium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine
Once the nail is separated, an iris scissors is used to cut longitudinally along the nail from the distal edge to the eponychium. The nail is then gently removed with the aid of a Kelly clamp. If this does not allow complete drainage of pus, ...
Allan B. Wolfson, Gregory W. Hendey, Louis J. Ling, 2009
2
Milady's Standard Nail Technology
Cuticle moisturizers, softeners, or conditioners are actually designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalls, and hyponychium—not for the cuticle! Cuticle removers are properly named and arejust what they say they are.These professional ...
Milady, 2014
3
Essential Nails: How to Create Great Nails
Cuticle Proximal nail fold Nail matrix Eponychium The matrix. The matrix. The matrix. The matrix. The matrix. Bone Lunula Nail bed Perionychium Nail plate Free edge Distal groove Hyponychium This is where the nail is formed and the shape ...
Essential Nail Products LTD
4
Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure
Paronychia The most common hand infection is a paronychia.32 A paronychia is an infection of the eponychium, and it usually is associated with a collection of pus between the eponychium and the nail root. The infection is localized most ...
Alexander T. Trott, 2012
5
Baran and Dawber's Diseases of the Nails and their Management
A notch in the eponychium may result from trauma or resection of lesions. Baran [ 45] has described resection of the lateral edges of the eponychium to create a smooth arc (Fig. 12.92). A notch in the eponychium may be treated with excision  ...
Robert Baran, David A. R. de Berker, Mark Holzberg, 2012
6
Milady Standard Cosmetology 2012
Many people cannot tell the difference between the nail cuticle and the eponychium, but it is easy when you use this simple checklist. • Is the tissue adhering directly to the natural nail plate but easily removed with gentle scraping ?
Milady, 2011
7
Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Anatomy Perionychium includes the nail bed, nail fold, eponychium, paronychium and hyponychium. The nail bed, the soft tissue beneath the nail, includes the germinal matrix proximally and sterile matrix distally. The nail fold, the most ...
‎2009
8
Operative Techniques in Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Surgery
A chronic paronychia is characterized by repeated infection and inflammation of the eponychium. □ The eponychium becomes thickened and rounded. □ This problem often occurs in the setting of repeated and prolonged exposure to water.
Sam W. Wiesel, 2010
9
The Eponychium as the Point of Entry of Fungal Infection of ...
The point of entry via the eponychium plays an important role in pathogenesis of nail infection.
W. Sowinski, ARMY BIOLOGICAL LABS FREDERICK MD., 1967
10
Atlas of Adult Physical Diagnosis
Eponychium manifests with an area of pain, swelling, redness, and fluctuance in the proximal nail fold. Onychia manifests with painful swelling and fluctuance under the entire nail plate. Eponychia are often caused by nail-biting. This manifests ...
Dale Berg, Katherine Worzala, 2006

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPONYCHIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eponychium is used in the context of the following news items.
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How To Hand Yourself Better-Looking Nails
"This skin is called the eponychium, even though it's usually the first place people will point to when asked to identify the cuticle." Keep clippers away from your ... «North American Press Syndicate, Jun 15»
2
Dr Bernadette Carr is here to answer your questions
The cuticle (eponychium) and raised skin either side of the nail. When the small blood vessels (capillaries) under the skin break following ... «Irish Examiner, Feb 15»
3
5 Cuticle Care Tips Before You Polish
However, if you really want to cut your cuticle, here is an article illustrating the proper way to do it without cutting the eponychium, which is what protects your ... «Babble, Oct 13»
4
How to: Give yourself a professional manicure
If needed, remove any flaking cuticle skin (its other name is the eponychium). Don't cut the eponychium, however. Not only can cutting your ... «Fair Lady, Jul 13»
5
Examining the Fingernails When Evaluating Presenting Symptoms …
The eponychium (cuticle). The epidermal layer between the proximal nail fold and the dorsal aspect of the nail plate. The primary purpose of ... «Medscape, Nov 09»
6
A list of the right words for everyday 'thingummys'
The thick fold of skin that overlaps the lunula, which manicurists push down, is called the eponychium (or cuticle) and it protects the area ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 08»

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