hyponychium
Epithelium located beneath the nail plate at the junction between the free edge and the skin of the fingertip. It forms a seal that protects the nail bed. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponychium ]
Term info
database cross reference
- SCTID:300918002
- Wikipedia:Hyponychium
- FMA:77860
- EMAPA:37508 (MA:th)
- MA:0002705
Subsets
uberon_slim
UBPROP 0000008
Extended in mouse compared to human
UBPROP 0000009
secures the nail to the finger tip
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0002284
prefLabel
Hyponychium
Term relations
Subclass of:
- stratum corneum of epidermis
- immediately deep to some nail plate
- part of some skin of body
- protects some nail bed