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Hangnail - What does it mean?

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hangnail

English

(wikipedia hangnail)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
  • A pointed upper corner of the toenail (often created by improperly trimming by rounding the corner) that, as the nail grows, presses into the flesh or protrudes so that it may catch (“hang”) on stockings or shoes.

    • Usage notes

    The modern sense of “sharp corner of nail” appears in promotional podiatry literature.

    Synonyms

    * agnail

    Coordinate terms

    * whitlow

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.