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ungual, a. and n.|ˈʌŋgwəl|
[f. L. ungu-is nail, claw + -al1. Cf. ungueal a.]
A. adj.
1. Anat.
a. Pertaining to, connected with, a nail or claw; esp. ungual phalanx, the terminal bone in the digits of the hand or foot.
1834Roget Anim. & Veg. Phys. I. 405 To the last joint, which is often termed the ungual bone, there is usually attached either a nail, a claw, or a hoof. 1836Penny Cycl. V. 22/2 An external thick condyle, with which the ungual phalanx is articulated. 1898A. S. Packard Entomol. 101 The ungual joint is wanting in the weevil Anoplus.
b. ungual bone, a lachrymal bone.
1888Cassell's Encycl. Dict. s.v. Lachrymal.
2. Path. Affecting the nail.
1872T. Bryant Pract. Surg. 450 Ungual exostosis..is a bony outgrowth from the extreme phalanx of the great toe.
B. n. An ungual phalanx, claw, or bone.
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