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HANGNAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
Synonyms:
agnail; hangnail
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hangnail" is a kind of...):
cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
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