séline
See also: Seline
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “the Moon”) because of the white spots' resemblance to moons.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editséline f (uncountable)
- (pathology) leuconychia (white discolouration of the nails)
Further reading
edit- “séline” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.