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What Loose Nails Mean and How to Treat Them
The half-moon shape at the base of the nail, beneath the cuticle, is known as the lunula. The lunula is part of the nail matrix, which is where the growth of the nail occurs. Any damage to the ...
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Five parts of the body you never knew the name of
Take a look at your fingernail (or your thumbnail). At the base, you may spot a white semicircle, looking a little like the sun peeping over the horizon. That crescent is the lunula. We don’t al ...
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A Lunula with Geometric Decoration Found in Portugal Could Reveal the Structure of the Celtic Calendar
Lunula with geometric decoration from the treasure of Chão de Lamas, in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain (MAN, inv. no. 28588). Credit: Piero Baguzzi / Museo Arqueológico Nacional, ...