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nail matrix
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈneɪl ˌmeɪ.trɪks/ us /ˈneɪl ˌmeɪ.trɪks/pluralnail matricesuk /ˈneɪl ˌmeɪ.trɪ.siːz/ us /ˈneɪl ˌmeɪ.trɪ.siːz/
a layer of cells at the bottom of the nail of a finger or toe where new cells are produced to form the nail:
It circulates in the blood and infects the nail matrix, which is where the nail originates.
The nail matrix is a multilayered epithelium that produces keratinization and gives rise to the nail plate.
If you damage the nail matrix sufficiently, you may never get a normal nail again.
Another disorder of ageing is the formation of narrow ridges running from the nail matrix to the sides.
As long as there is nutrition, there is continuous production of nail matrices.
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