because it lies over the thick nail matrix
Lunula indicates the health of the body. When it appears to be color white, it implies that the person has healthy body or no medical problems associated in the body.
Why is the Lunula white?
The Lunula is often referred to as "moons". The lunula is in fact the front end of the matrix. The whitish half moons are keratin cells that have not yet been completely flattened and still have some of their content. Not everyone has visible lunula's The lunula is normally more prominent on the thumbs. The shape of the lunula determines the shape of the free edge/distal edge.
this is known as the Lunola
Nails grow by mitosis of cells in the stratum germinativum beneath the lunula (it looks like part of the noon) on the nail bed; average growth is about 0.5 mm per week, or slightly over 1 inch per year.
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White is all of the colors. Absence of color is black. White is all of the colors put together.
This is called the lunula.
The lunula is located on the fingernail. It is the white crescent shaped area on the fingernail.
lunula
Lunula
A lunula is the white crescent moon on the end of your finger where your cuticle and nail meets.The Lunula is often referred to as "moons". The lunula is in fact the front end of the matrix. The whitish half moons are keratin cells that have not yet been completely flattened and still have some of their content. Not everyone has visible lunula's The lunula is normally more prominent on the thumbs. The shape of the lunula determines the shape of the free edge/distal edge.
lunula
Its called the LUNULA.
Not everyone has visible lunula's The lunula is normally more prominent on the thumbs
Lunula.
The most active growing portion of the nail is the Lunula. The Lunula is the white lower part of your nail closest to your skin.
The Lunula is often referred to as "moons". The lunula is in fact the front end of the matrix. The whitish half moons are keratin cells that have not yet been completely flattened and still have some of their content. Not everyone has visible lunula's The lunula is normally more prominent on the thumbs. The shape of the lunula determines the shape of the free edge/distal edge.
the nail body nearest the root has a crescent-shaped white area known as a little moon