MATRIX UNGUIS
\mˈe͡ɪtɹɪks ˈʌnɡwiz], \mˈeɪtɹɪks ˈʌnɡwiz], \m_ˈeɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k_s ˈʌ_n_ɡ_w_i_z]\
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Nail-bed, the area of the corium on which the nail rests; it is extremely sensitive and presents numerous longitudinal ridges on its surface according to some anatomists the nail bed is the portion covered by the body of the nail, the nail matrix being only the part on which the root of the nail rests.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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fasciculus cerebrospinalis anterior
- cerebrospinal fasciculus, Tuerck's direct pyramidal tract, a subdivision anterior funiculus, or white column, of the spinal cord.