[sci.med] finger and toenails

berleant@ut-sally.UUCP (Dan Berleant) (11/14/86)

Just out of curiosity: Sure, everyone knows that nails grow from the
	cuticle (sort of like hair) but there seems to be a slight
	problem. They are firmly stuck to the flesh of the fingers
	and toes all along the way to the tip of the limb(? and is
	there a generic word for 'finger or toe'?). So how do they
	move?!
	
	Dan B.
	

cole@sri-unix.ARPA (Susan E. Cole) (11/15/86)

A generic word for "finger or toe" - digit.  But I don't know
how their nails grow.

Susan