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Hangnail

Hangnail Meaning & Definition
Hangnail Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hangnail?

[n] a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hangnail: agnail

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See Also | cutis | skin | tegument

Hangnail In Webster's Dictionary

\Hang"nail`\, n. [A corruption of agnail.] A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail. --Holloway.

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