Definitions for: Lunule


[n] the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail



Webster (1913) Definition: Lu"nule, n. [F., fr. L. lunula, dim. of luna moon.]
1. (Anat.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part
or mark; a lunula, a lune.

2. (Chem.) A lune. See Lune.

3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small or narrow crescent.
(b) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve
shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double
crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of
Bivalve.

Synonyms: half-moon, lunula

See Also: area, nail, region

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