cuticle
noun /ˈkjuːtɪkl/
/ˈkjuːtɪkl/
- enlarge imagean area of hard skin at the base of the nails on the fingers and toes
(手指甲或脚指甲根部的)甲小皮 Topics Bodyc2词源late 15th cent. (denoting a membrane of the body): from Latin cuticula, diminutive of cutis ‘skin’.