cuticle
noun
the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
subcuticular
-
a word derived from
cuticle.
Example Sentences
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The punctured parts of the right arm were surrounded with some degree of subcuticular inflammation. 20th.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
A slight subcuticular discoloration, with rather a livid appearance, without soreness or pain, was visible in them all, as well as in my own hand.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Besides this eruption there is another which consists of a faint, irregular dusky red, subcuticular mottling.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
