小こ爪づめ

noun

lunula; half-moon of a fingernail

Anatomical term for the whitish crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail.

• 健けん康こうな爪つめには、根ね元もとに白しろい小こ爪づめが見みえる。

  On healthy nails, a white lunula is visible at the base.