nail bed

A form of nailbed — The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.

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Meanings

nounnail bed (plural nail beds)

plural nail beds

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of nailbed.
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APA

nail bed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20bed

MLA

“nail bed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20bed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nail bed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20bed.

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