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un⋅gual

  [uhng-gwuhl]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
Origin:
1825–35; < L ungu(is) a nail, claw, hoof (akin to Gk ónyx) + -al 1
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un·gual   (ŭng'gwəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, resembling, or bearing a hoof, nail, or claw.

  2. Of or relating to fingernails or toenails.


[From Latin unguis, nail; see unguis.]
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Word Origin & History

ungual 
"pertaining to a nail or claw," 1834, from L. unguis "a claw, nail" (cognate with Gk. onyx, O.E. nægel, O.N. nagl "nail;" see nail).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: un·gual
Pronunciation: '&[ng]-gw&l, '&n-
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a fingernail or toenail
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

ungual un·gual (ŭng'gwəl)
adj.
Of or relating to fingernails or toenails.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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