unguis incarnatus


in·grown nail

a toenail, one edge of which is overgrown by the nailfold, producing a pyogenic granuloma; due to faulty trimming of the toenails or pressure from a tight shoe. Synonym(s): ingrowing toenail, onychocryptosis, unguis aduncus, unguis incarnatus

unguis incarnatus

An ingrowing nail, esp. a toenail. See also: unguis