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Maelstrom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"free" portion of a certain body part

"The hyponychium is a bed of soft tissue that lies just under the free portion of the nail at the end of the finger."

I don't understand the meaning of the "free portion of the nail" here?
I think the sentence expresses the essential meaning just fine with just "...lies just under the tip of the nail,"

Thanks for any in advance:)!
  

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If you google nail information, you'll find that the free portion of the nail is the part that is not attached to bone.

— Clive

  • If you google nail information, you'll find that the free portion of the nail is the part that is not attached to bone.
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If you google nail information, you'll find that the free portion of the nail is the part that is not attached to bone.
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A picture is worth 1000 words...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_(anatomy)

A. Nail plate; B. lunula; C. root; D. sinus; E. matrix; F. nail bed; G. hyponychium; H. free margin.

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CliveIf you google nail information, you'll find that the free portion of the nail is the part that is not attached to bone.
So can I actually use that to indicate any muscle/flesh that's not attached(at least not directly) to the bones?

Thanks in advance again!:)
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I've never heard anyone ay that. I wouldn't know what you meant if you said it.
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AlpheccaStarsA picture is worth 1000 words...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_(anatomy ) A. Nail plate; B. lunula; C. root; D. sinus; E. matrix; F. nail bed; G. hyponychium; H. free margin.
Thanks for providing the detailed illustration!:)
But since we're on it,
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