ungual adjective & noun.
['ʌŋgw(ǝ)l] Also
ungueal.
M19.[from Latin unguis nail + -AL1.]A. adjective.
1. Chiefly
Anatomy &
Medicine. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or affecting a fingernail or toenail.
M19.ungual bone (a) =
ungual phalanx below;
(b) =
lacrimal bone s.v.
LACHRYMAL adjective.
ungual phalanx the terminal phalanx of a finger or toe.
2. Zoology. Of or pertaining to an animal's claw or hoof. Also (
rare), horny.
L19.b. noun. An ungual phalanx or bone; a nail, hoof, or claw.
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