subungual
[ sŭb-ŭng′gwəl ]
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adj.
Beneath a fingernail or toenail.
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How to use subungual in a sentence
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