Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the unguis, or human nail.
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- adjective biology Pertaining to a biological
nail or to the nails; resembling a nail;ungual .
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Examples
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In about a month cure was nearly complete, a firm dense tissue took the place of the removed phalanx, and the power of flexing the unguinal was nearly complete. [
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners Joseph Bell 1874
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