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ungual

[uhng-gwuh l]
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adjective

of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.

Origin of ungual

1825–35; < Latin ungu(is) a nail, claw, hoof (akin to Greek ónyx) + -al1
Related formssub·un·gual, adjective
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Examples from the Web for subungual

Historical Examples of subungual

  • 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 Surgery

    Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • Subungual exostosis is an osteoma growing from the terminal phalanx of the great toe (Fig. 107).

    Manual of Surgery

    Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for subungual

ungual

ungular (ˈʌŋɡjʊlə)

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails
of or relating to an unguis

Word Origin for ungual

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.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
subungual in Medicine

subungual

[sŭb-ŭng′gwəl]

adj.

Beneath a fingernail or toenail.

ungual

[ŭng′gwəl]

adj.

Of or relating to fingernails or toenails.
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