Nail Fold (other)
Nail fold or nailfold may refer to: *Eponychium, a proximal nail fold *Paronychium A nail is a protective plate characteristically found at the tip of the digits (fingers and toes) of all primates, corresponding to the claws in other tetrapod animals. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough rigid protein called alpha-ke ...

Eponychium
In human anatomy, the eponychium is the thickened layer of skin at the base of the fingernails and toenails. It can also be called the medial or proximal nail fold. Its function is to protect the area between the nail and epidermis from exposure to bacteria. The vascularization pattern is similar to that of perionychium. The eponychium differs from the cuticle – the eponychium is made up of live skin cells whilst the cuticle is dead skin cells. In hoofed animals, the eponychium is the deciduous hoof capsule in fetuses and newborn foal A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt (horse), colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until the horse is three or four. Whe ...s, and is a part of the permanent hoof in older animals. The word ''eponychium'' comes . See also * Hyponychium * Lunula References Nail anatomy {{anatomy-stub ...
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