hangnail /hang·nail/ (hang´nāl) a shred of eponychium on a proximal or lateral nail fold.
hangnail
hang·nail (h ng n l )n. A small piece of dead skin at the side or the base of a fingernail that is partly detached from the rest of the skin. |
hangnail
Etymology: AS, angnaegl, troublesome nail
a piece of partially disconnected epidermis of the cuticle or nail fold. Tearing the skin fragment causes a red, painful, easily infected sore. Early treatment is to trim the hangnail close with nail clippers. For inflamed cases an antibiotic ointment and protective bandage are used.
hangnail
excessive growth and cracking of the cuticle on the feet of elephants.
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