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NAIL CELL

\nˈe͡ɪl sˈɛl], \nˈe‍ɪl sˈɛl], \n_ˈeɪ_l s_ˈɛ_l]\

Definitions of NAIL CELL

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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One of the horny, irregularly polygonal or flattened, mostly nucleated cells forming the nails; they are modified epidermal cells, and, while hard and flattened on the surface of the nail, are soft and rounded next the corium.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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