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subunguinal

subunguinal adjective: beneath a nail.

Adjective

subunguinal (not comparable)

  1. Beneath a nail

Origin of subunguinal

From sub- + unguinal.

Questions about subunguinal

What does subunguinal mean?
Subunguinal means beneath a nail.
What part of speech is subunguinal?
Subunguinal is an adjective.

Words near subunguinal in the dictionary

  1. subunequal
  2. subungal
  3. subungual
  4. subungual hematoma
  5. subungually
  6. subunguinal
  7. subunguis
  8. subungulate
  9. subungulates
  10. subunguligrade
  11. subuniform

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