ingrowing toenail

ingrowing toenail
downward curving of the sides of a toenail, which causes chafing of the skin alongside the nail resulting in inflammation around the base of the nail.

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ingrown toenail aberrant growth of a toenail, with one, or occasionally both, of the lateral margins pushing deeply into adjacent soft tissues. Called also ingrown nail, onychocryptosis, and unguis incarnatus.

Ingrown toenail.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • ingrowing toenail — downward curving of the sides of a toenail, which causes chafing of the skin alongside the nail resulting in inflammation around the base of the nail …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • ingrowing — in|grow|ing [ˌınˈgrəuıŋ US ˈgrou ] adj BrE in|grown [ ˈgrəun US ˈgroun] AmE [no comparative] an ingrowing ↑toenail grows inwards, cutting into the surrounding skin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ingrowing — BrE in.grown AmE adjective (no comparative) an ingrowing toenail grows inwards, cutting into the surrounding skin …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ingrowing — UK [ˌɪnˈɡrəʊɪŋ] / US [ˈɪnˌɡroʊɪŋ] adjective British an ingrowing toenail on your toe grows inwards and is very painful …   English dictionary

  • ingrowing — /ˈɪngroʊɪŋ/ (say ingrohing) adjective 1. growing into the flesh: an ingrowing toenail. 2. growing within or inwards …  

  • Toenail — A toenail is produced by living skin cells in the toe. A toenail consists of several parts including the nail plate (the visible part of the nail), the nail bed (the skin beneath the nail plate), the cuticle (the tissue that overlaps the plate… …   Medical dictionary

  • toenail — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ingrowing (BrE), ingrown ▪ painted VERB + TOENAIL ▪ clip, cut, trim ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • ingrowing — adj. Ingrowing is used with these nouns: ↑toenail …   Collocations dictionary

  • ingrowing — ingrown ► ADJECTIVE 1) growing or having grown within; innate. 2) (of a toenail) having grown into the flesh. DERIVATIVES ingrowing adjective ingrowth noun …   English terms dictionary

  • ingrowing — adj. growing inwards, esp. (of a toenail) growing into the flesh. Derivatives: ingrown adj. ingrowth n …   Useful english dictionary

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