perionyx

per·i·on·yx

(per-ē-on'iks), [TA] Remnant of the eponychium remaining in the narrow fold overlapping the proximal part of the lunula found beginning in the eighth month of fetal development and remaining throughout life. [peri- + G. onyx, nail]

perionyx

(pĕr″ē-ō′nĭks) [″ + onyx, nail] The remnant of the eponychium that persists as a band across the root of the nail.