See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
retinacula of nail(medicine)
retinacula unguis(medicine)
bevel(1)(dictionary)
bevel(2)(dictionary)
bevel(medicine)
bevel(dictionary)
retinacula of extensor muscles(medicine)
retinacula musculorum fibularium(medicine)
retinacula of peroneal muscles(medicine)

retinacula of nail (medicine) and bevel(2) (iou)


retinacula of nail (medicine)


retinacula of nail
Fibrous attachments of the nail-bed to the underlying phalanx.

Synonym: retinacula unguis.


bevel(2) (iou)



bevel verb. Also bevil. Infl. -ll-, *-l-. L17.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Impart a bevel to; cut away (a square edge) to a more obtuse angle. L17.
verb intrans. Slope, slant. L17.
bevelled adjective (a) made with a bevel; (b) Heraldry = BEVILLY: M18.
beveller noun L19.
bevelling noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) an angle or slant produced by bevelling, bevelled work, a bevelled portion or surface: M18.
bevelment noun the process of bevelling E19.