The published data suggests 5% of healthy elderly individuals do not have any lunulae in all 10 fingers. Absence of lunulae in other finger but thumb nail does not mean individual is suffering with chronic diseases. Lunulae with normal shape and size is often seen only in thumb nail and may be absent in other fingers. Changes in shape, size and color of lunula is one such health indicator, which tells us about the health of our body. Our body keeps giving indications of good and bad health or presence of other systemic disease via various factors like lunulae, which are visible to the naked eye. This lunulae or the little moon has its own significance in telling us about the health of our body. The Lunula is the light crescent shaped pale color section of the nail that is peeking under the base of nail bed? All of us have lunulae that is dome or crescent shaped white patch or structured at the base of finger nail. Ever wondered at the base of the nail what is the half-moon shape light color part of the nail.
