Assertion: nail | /r/CapableOf | grow in thickness
Facets:
value: at the expense of length
type: MANNER
value: through cell division
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: A nail grows in length and thickness through cell division in the stratum germinativum of the root.
text: A nail grows in thickness and length by division of the cells of the nerve root, at the base of the nail plate.
text: The proband was a 5-year-old girl who was normal except for her nails: the base of the nails appeared nearly normal, but the nails increased in thickness toward the distal ends, appearing to grow in thickness at the expense of length, and were very brittle and dry.