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Definition of: lunula
(l
′nyə·lə) noun plural ·lae (-lē)
1. A crescentic structure or appearance.
2. The whitish area at the base of the nails: also lu′nule (-nyl).
3. A lune (arc). [<L, diminutive of luna the moon]
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