"nail plate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nail plates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nail plate (countable and uncountable, plural nail plates)
  1. (anatomy) The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomy: exposed portion of fingernail or toenail): kynsilevy (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-nail_plate-en-noun-nq-MU~Od Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomy: exposed portion of fingernail or toenail': 94 6
  2. Iron in the form of plates, from which cut nails are made. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nail_plate-en-noun-qu4NbTgQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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