Look up: lunula


  1. Lunula
    [anatomy] The lunula, or lunulae (pl.) (little moon in Latin), is the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail. The lunula is the visible part of the nail matrix (i.e. the root of the nail). In humans, it appears by week 14 of gestation, and has a primary structural...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunula_(anatomy)

  2. Lunula
    The word lunula means little moon and commonly refers to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunula

  3. lunula
    [n] - a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=lunula

  4. Lunula
    Lunula: 1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2. Any small crescent- or moon-shaped area or structure. Lunula is the diminuitive of the Latin luna, the moon. Also called the lunule.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=26214

  5. Lunula
    Lu'nu·la noun ; plural Lunulæ . [ Latin , prop., a little moon. See Lunule .] (Anat. & Zoology) Same as Lunule .
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/69

  6. lunula
    Origin: L, prop, a little moon. See Lunule. ... <anatomy> Same as Lunule. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?lunula

  7. lunula
    noun a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lunula



  1. lunula
    (loo´nu-lә) a small, crescentic or moon-shaped area or structure, such as the white area at the base of the nail of a finger or toe, or one of the segments of the semilunar valves of the heart.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  2. Lunula
    • (n.) Same as Lunule.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lunula/

  3. lunula
    lunula 1. The white crescent-shaped mark at the base of the finger-nail. 2. A gold, crescent-shaped, neck ornament found in archaeological sites of the Early Bronze Age
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1218/3

  4. lunula
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lū′nū-lă, -lē Definitions: 1. The pale arched area at the proximal portion of the nail plate. 2. A small semilunar structure.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=51511

  5. lunula
    (loo;nyoo-lua) The half-moon-shaped whitish area at the proximal portion of a nail.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  6. lunula
    (loo;nyoo-lua) The half-moon-shaped whitish area at the proximal portion of a nail.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  7. lunula
    1) A crescent-shaped metal ornament of the bronze age 2) Area 3) Fingernail feature 4) Half-moon 5) Lunule 6) Region
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/lunula/1

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