periungual

periungual
Surrounding a nail; involving the nail folds. [peri- + L. unguis, nail]

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peri·un·gual -'əŋ-gwəl, -'ən-gwəl adj situated or occurring around a fingernail or toenail

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peri·un·gual (per″e-ungґgwəl) around the nail.

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