lunula (redirected from lunulae)

lu·nu·la  (lny-l)

n. pl. lu·nu·lae (-l)

A small crescent-shaped structure or marking, especially the white area at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon.

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[New Latin lnula, from Latin, crescent-shaped ornament, diminutive of lna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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lunula [ˈluːnjʊlə], lunule [ˈluːnjuːl]

n pl -nulae [-njʊˌliː], -nules

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the white crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail Nontechnical name half-moon

[from Latin: small moon, from lūna]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lunula - the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail half-moon, lunule region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
	2.	lunula - a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify

Translations

lunula

n pl <-e> → Lunula f (spec), → Nagelmöndchen nt