subungual
[ sŭb-ŭng′gwəl ]
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adj.
Beneath a fingernail or toenail.
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Example sentences from the Web for 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 MilesSubungual exostosis is an osteoma growing from the terminal phalanx of the great toe (Fig. 107).
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe single ungual phalanx is marked by a large subungual process, which is pierced by a considerable foramen.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard