{"id":10239,"date":"2022-03-25T06:42:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T06:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:42:23","slug":"why-is-nail-called-quick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is nail called Quick?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Why_is_nail_called_Quick\" title=\"Why is nail called Quick?\">Why is nail called Quick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Why_is_it_called_the_quick\" title=\"Why is it called the quick?\">Why is it called the quick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Does_the_quick_of_your_nail_grow_back\" title=\"Does the quick of your nail grow back?\">Does the quick of your nail grow back?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_are_the_parts_of_the_nail\" title=\"What are the parts of the nail?\">What are the parts of the nail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_is_a_quick_on_a_nail\" title=\"What is a quick on a nail?\">What is a quick on a nail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Where_does_cut_to_the_quick_come_from\" title=\"Where does cut to the quick come from?\">Where does cut to the quick come from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_does_it_mean_to_be_cut_to_the_quick\" title=\"What does it mean to be cut to the quick?\">What does it mean to be cut to the quick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#How_do_you_spell_nail_quick\" title=\"How do you spell nail quick?\">How do you spell nail quick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Why_is_a_quick_called_a_quick\" title=\"Why is a quick called a quick?\">Why is a quick called a quick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Why_is_a_dogs_nail_called_a_quick\" title=\"Why is a dogs nail called a quick?\">Why is a dogs nail called a quick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_is_the_origin_of_cut_to_the_quick\" title=\"What is the origin of cut to the quick?\">What is the origin of cut to the quick?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_does_quick_mean_in_the_quick_and_the_dead\" title=\"What does quick mean in the quick and the dead?\">What does quick mean in the quick and the dead?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#How_do_you_make_a_nail_grow_back_faster_after_it_falls_off\" title=\"How do you make a nail grow back faster after it falls off?\">How do you make a nail grow back faster after it falls off?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Why_is_the_quick_of_my_nail_receding\" title=\"Why is the quick of my nail receding?\">Why is the quick of my nail receding?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Can_a_nail_completely_regrow\" title=\"Can a nail completely regrow?\">Can a nail completely regrow?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_are_the_8_parts_of_the_nail\" title=\"What are the 8 parts of the nail?\">What are the 8 parts of the nail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_are_the_five_parts_of_the_nail\" title=\"What are the five parts of the nail?\">What are the five parts of the nail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_are_the_three_parts_of_nail\" title=\"What are the three parts of nail?\">What are the three parts of nail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_are_the_parts_of_the_nail_and_their_meaning\" title=\"What are the parts of the nail and their meaning?\">What are the parts of the nail and their meaning?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Why_does_my_nail_quick_hurt\" title=\"Why does my nail quick hurt?\">Why does my nail quick hurt?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Can_you_see_the_quick_on_the_underside_of_the_nail\" title=\"Can you see the quick on the underside of the nail?\">Can you see the quick on the underside of the nail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#What_does_cut_it_to_the_Quick_mean\" title=\"What does cut it to the Quick mean?\">What does cut it to the Quick mean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Where_did_cut_to_the_chase_come_from\" title=\"Where did cut to the chase come from?\">Where did cut to the chase come from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Where_does_cut_and_run_come_from\" title=\"Where does cut and run come from?\">Where does cut and run come from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-nail-called-quick\/#Where_did_the_saying_cut_to_the_quick_come_from\" title=\"Where did the saying cut to the quick come from?\">Where did the saying cut to the quick come from?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_nail_called_Quick\"><\/span>Why is nail called Quick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The flesh under the nail is called quick <b>because the nail, the hard part, is dead, but the flesh is alive, thus the origin of quick as the flesh under the nail: the tender, sensitive flesh of the living body, especially that under the nails: nails bitten down to the quick.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_called_the_quick\"><\/span>Why is it called the quick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>(The phrase has also been used as the name of various books and movies.) It&#8217;s clear who the dead are. The quick, meanwhile, is everyone else. That&#8217;s right: <b>quick originally meant not deadthat is, living, alive.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_the_quick_of_your_nail_grow_back\"><\/span>Does the quick of your nail grow back?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After a nail separates from the nail bed for whatever reason, it will not reattach. A new nail will have to grow back in its place. <b>Nails grow back slowly. It takes about 6 months for a fingernail and up to 18 months for a toenail to grow back.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_parts_of_the_nail\"><\/span>What are the parts of the nail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The nail structure is divided into six parts: <b>root, nail bed, nail plate, eponychium, paronychium, and hyponychium. Each of these six components has a specific function, and if a component of the nail structure is disrupted, the nail can look abnormal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_quick_on_a_nail\"><\/span>What is a quick on a nail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The quick is <b>just the center of the nail where the nerves sit and where the blood supply for the nail cells lies. We call it a vascular structure, meaning that it has lots of blood vessels. Not surprisingly, when you cut into a structure with nerves and blood vessels, it hurts and bleeds.  Call it 2,500 nails.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_cut_to_the_quick_come_from\"><\/span>Where does cut to the quick come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It has its roots in the Old English word cwic meaning living. Thus to cut to the quick meant to cut deeply &#8211; either with a physical wound or, as seen in Sir Thomas More&#8217;s Utopia (1551), to the limit of a person&#8217;s ability to survive: Their tenants whom they poll and shave to the quick, by raising their rents.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_to_be_cut_to_the_quick\"><\/span>What does it mean to be cut to the quick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Definition of cut to the quick : <b>very hurt She was cut to the quick by their insults.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_spell_nail_quick\"><\/span>How do you spell nail quick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Definition of <b>the quick<\/b> : the very sensitive area of flesh under a fingernail or toenail He had bitten his nails to the quick.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_a_quick_called_a_quick\"><\/span>Why is a quick called a quick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The hyponychium is the area of epithelium, particularly the thickened portion, underlying the free edge of the nail plate. It is sometimes called the quick, as in the phrase cutting to the quick.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_a_dogs_nail_called_a_quick\"><\/span>Why is a dogs nail called a quick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dog nails that are light If your dog has light-colored nails, you can see the soft, pink tissue in the center called the quick. <b>The quick includes a blood vessel and nerve and is easier to see on light dog nails<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_origin_of_cut_to_the_quick\"><\/span>What is the origin of cut to the quick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It has its roots in <b>the Old English word cwic meaning living. Thus to cut to the quick meant to cut deeply &#8211; either with a physical wound or, as seen in Sir Thomas More&#8217;s Utopia (1551), to the limit of a person&#8217;s ability to survive: Their tenants whom they poll and shave to the quick, by raising their rents.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_quick_mean_in_the_quick_and_the_dead\"><\/span>What does quick mean in the quick and the dead?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Specifically it warns that those who sin, both the quick and the dead, <b>will be judged by Jesus Christ. In other words, it implies that God is able to act on the sins of a person whether that person is alive (quick) or has passed into the afterlife (dead).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_make_a_nail_grow_back_faster_after_it_falls_off\"><\/span>How do you make a nail grow back faster after it falls off?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Home remedies for nail growth<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Take biotin. Biotin is an important type of B vitamin that allows the body to turn food into energy.  <\/li>\n<li>Use nail hardeners (sparingly) Nail softness makes nails more prone to breaking, which increases the need for nail regrowth.  <\/li>\n<li>Avoid glue-on nails and toxic polishes.  <\/li>\n<li>Practice good grooming.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_the_quick_of_my_nail_receding\"><\/span>Why is the quick of my nail receding?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most common cause of onycholysis is <b>trauma. Even slight trauma can cause onycholysis when it happens repetitively  for example, the daily tapping of long fingernails on a keyboard or counter. Onycholysis also can be caused by manicure tools that are pushed beneath the nail to clear dirt or smooth the nail.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_nail_completely_regrow\"><\/span>Can a nail completely regrow?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Fingernails can regrow entirely in three to six months. Fingers or toes that have sustained injuries that affect the nail bed and the matrix grow more slowly than unaffected nails for about three months.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_8_parts_of_the_nail\"><\/span>What are the 8 parts of the nail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The attached figure depicts the gross structures described below.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nail Folds. The nail folds are soft tissue structures that protect the lateral and proximal edges of the nail plate.  <\/li>\n<li>Mantle.  <\/li>\n<li>Cuticle.  <\/li>\n<li>Nail Matrix.  <\/li>\n<li>Nail Plate.  <\/li>\n<li>Nail Bed.  <\/li>\n<li>Hyponychium.  <\/li>\n<li>Onychodermal Band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12 Jun 2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_five_parts_of_the_nail\"><\/span>What are the five parts of the nail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A fingernail consists of several parts including the nail plate <b>(the visible part of the nail), the nail bed (the skin beneath the nail plate), the cuticle (the tissue that overlaps the plate and rims the base of the nail), the nail folds (the skin folds that frame and support the nail on three sides), the lunula (the <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_three_parts_of_nail\"><\/span>What are the three parts of nail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A nail has three main parts: <b>the root, plate, and free margin. Other structures around or under the nail include the nail bed, cuticle, and nail fold. Nails grow from a deep layer of living epidermal tissue, known as the nail matrix, at the proximal end of the nail. The nail matrix surrounds the nail root.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_parts_of_the_nail_and_their_meaning\"><\/span>What are the parts of the nail and their meaning?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8211;<b>The nail plate: The visible hard part of the nail. &#8211; Nail folds: The skin that frames each of your nail plates on three sides. -The nail bed: The skin beneath the nail plate.  -The cuticle: The tissue that overlaps your nail plate at the base of yo<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_nail_quick_hurt\"><\/span>Why does my nail quick hurt?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The flesh under the nail is called quick <b>because the nail, the hard part, is dead, but the flesh is alive, thus the origin of quick as the flesh under the nail: the tender, sensitive flesh of the living body, especially that under the nails: nails bitten down to the quick.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_see_the_quick_on_the_underside_of_the_nail\"><\/span>Can you see the quick on the underside of the nail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After a nail separates from the nail bed for whatever reason, it will not reattach. A new nail will have to grow back in its place. <b>Nails grow back slowly. It takes about 6 months for a fingernail and up to 18 months for a toenail to grow back.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_cut_it_to_the_Quick_mean\"><\/span>What does cut it to the Quick mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Definition of cut to the quick : <b>very hurt She was cut to the quick by their insults.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_did_cut_to_the_chase_come_from\"><\/span>Where did cut to the chase come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The expression &#8216;cut to the chase&#8217; is <b>believed to have originated during the era of silent films in the 1920s. As the name implies, silent films do not have any sound or spoken dialogue; they&#8217;re silent! The acting was typically done with facial expressions and gestures.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_cut_and_run_come_from\"><\/span>Where does cut and run come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dog nails that are light If your dog has light-colored nails, you can see the soft, pink tissue in the center called the quick. <b>The quick includes a blood vessel and nerve and is easier to see on light dog nails<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_did_the_saying_cut_to_the_quick_come_from\"><\/span>Where did the saying cut to the quick come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It has its roots <b>in the Old English word cwic meaning living. Thus to cut to the quick meant to cut deeply &#8211; either with a physical wound or, as seen in Sir Thomas More&#8217;s Utopia (1551), to the limit of a person&#8217;s ability to survive: Their tenants whom they poll and shave to the quick, by raising their rents.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why is nail called Quick?Why is it called the quick?Does the quick of your nail grow back?What are the parts of the nail?What is a quick on a nail?Where does cut to the quick come from?What does it mean to be cut to the quick?How do you spell nail quick?Why is a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10239"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}