eponychium

Eponychium is defined in Embryology, theat branch of biology, is the modified outer layer of the epidermis that partially covers the fetal fingernails and toenails and that persists after birth as the cuticle. Under the discipline of Anatomy. eponychium is a thin, cuticular fold extending over the lunula of a nail.

The pronunciation key for eponychium is ep·o·nych·i·um

This term is used to describe the deciduous hoof capsule in veterinary-medical and embryological literature. In other aspects of veterinary medicine, the "eponychium" is generally reserved for the perioplic corium of the permanent hoof. Epidermal tubules and lamellae are already present in the non-cornified fetal hoof epidermis. (Source: Wikipedi and other websites)