ungual
[uhng-gwuh l]
- of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
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Origin of ungual
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The bony outgrowth from the terminal phalanx of the great toe—known as the subungual exostosis—is described and figured on p. 404.
Manual of SurgeryAlexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Subungual exostosis is an osteoma growing from the terminal phalanx of the great toe (Fig. 107).
Manual of SurgeryAlexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
ungual
ungular (ˈʌŋɡjʊlə)
- of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails
- of or relating to an unguis
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Word Origin
C19: from Latin unguis nail, claw
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Word Origin and History for subungual
ungual
adj.
"pertaining to a nail or claw," 1834, from Latin unguis "a claw, nail" (cognate with Greek onyx, Old English nægel, Old Norse nagl "nail;" see nail (n.)).
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subungual
(sŭb-ŭng′gwəl)- Beneath a fingernail or toenail.
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ungual
(ŭng′gwəl)- Of or relating to fingernails or toenails.
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