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Nail plate
A. Nail plate; B. lunula; C. root; D. sinus; E. matrix; F. nail bed; G. hyponychium; H. free margin.
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Identifiers
Latin	lamina unguis
TA98	A16.0.01.004
TA2	7066
FMA	60127
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The nail plate is the hard and translucent portion of the nail, composed of keratin.

See also

Runner's toe, repetitive injury seen in runners

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Skin and related structures

Epidermis	Stratum corneum Stratum lucidum Stratum granulosum Stratum spinosum Malpighian layer Stratum basale
Basement membrane	Basal keratinocyte Lamina lucida Lamina densa
Dermis	Papillary Dermal papillae Reticular

Subcutaneous tissue

Root sheath	Outer root sheath Inner root sheath Henle's layer Huxley's layer
Hair shaft	Cuticle Cortex Medulla Bulb with matrix cells Hair follicle
Muscle	Arrector pili muscle
Pilosebaceous unit	Hair sebaceous gland

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