agnail

ag·nail

A0144100 (ăg′nāl′)n.1. A hangnail.2. A painful sore or swelling around a fingernail or toenail.

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[Middle English angnail, corn, from Old English angnægl : ang-, painful; see angh- in Indo-European roots + nægl, peg, nail; see nail.]

agnail

(ˈæɡˌneɪl) n another name for hangnail

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agnail - a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infectedhangnailcutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

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