cuticle

noun
🔊/ˈkjuːtɪkl/
🔊/ˈkjuːtɪkl/
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  1. an 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
    Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a membrane of the body): from Latin cuticula, diminutive of cutis ‘skin’.