This is why people think nails keep growing after death. They look like they do, but they really don’t
Finger mummification, wherein the soft, fleshy part of the finger has shrunken away from the overlying fingernail.
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This is why people think nails keep growing after death. They look like they do, but they really don’t
Finger mummification, wherein the soft, fleshy part of the finger has shrunken away from the overlying fingernail.
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Actually, they continue to grow for up to a week after death… Not necessarily a noticeable amount of growth, but...