part of part of immediately deep to protects stratum corneum of epidermis skin of body hyponychium EMAPA:37508 FMA:77860 Epithelium located beneath the nail plate at the junction between the free edge and the skin of the fingertip. It forms a seal that protects the nail bed. Extended in mouse compared to human MA:0002705 secures the nail to the finger tip Wikipedia:Hyponychium SCTID:300918002 UBERON:0002284 nail bed nail plate