1) Eponychium 
Synonym for eponychium ... 1. The thin, condensed, eleidin-rich layer of epidermis which procedes and initially covers the nail plate in the embryo. It normally degenerates by the eighth month except at the nail base where it remains as the cuticle of the nail. ... 2. The corneal layer of epidermis overlapping and in direct contact with the nail ro...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-ō-nik′ē-ŭm Synonyms: eponychium
eponychium.