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un·gual

 (ŭng′gwəl)
adj.
1. Of, resembling, or bearing a hoof, nail, or claw.
2. Of or relating to fingernails or toenails.
[From Latin unguis, nail; see unguis.]
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ungual

(ˈʌŋɡwəl) or

ungular

adj
1. (Anatomy) of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails
2. (Biology) of or relating to an unguis
[C19: from Latin unguis nail, claw]
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un•gual

(ˈʌŋ gwəl)

adj.
of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
[1825–35; < Latin ungu(is) a nail, claw, hoof (see nail)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.ungual - of or relating to a nail or claw or hoofungual - of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof
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Translations

un·gual

a. ungueal, rel. a una uña.
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ungual

adj ungueal
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Diagnostic Criteria for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex * Major features * Facial angiofibromas or forehead plaque * Nontraumatic ungual or periungual fibroma * Hvpomelanotic macules (more than three) * Shagreen patch (connective tissue nevus) * Cortical tuber * Subependymal nodule * Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma * Multiple retinal nodular hamartomas * Cardiac rhabdomyoma, single or multiple * Lymphangiomyomatosis * Renal angiomyolipoma * Minor features * Multiple randomly distributed pits in dental enamel * Hamartomatous rectal polyps * Bone cysts * Cerebral white matter "migration tracts"" * Gingival fibromas * Nonrenal hamartoma * Retinal achromic patch * "Confetti" skin lesions * Multiple renal cysts
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