nail plate

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Noun[edit]

nail plate (countable and uncountable, plural nail plates)

(anatomy) The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.
Iron in the form of plates, from which cut nails are made.

Translations[edit]

anatomy: exposed portion of fingernail or toenail

Finnish: kynsilevy

Anagrams[edit]

altiplane, tailplane

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