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Definition of "ungual" [un•gual]

  • Of, resembling, or bearing a hoof, nail, or claw. (adjective)
  • Of or relating to fingernails or toenails. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ungual" in a sentence
  • "This is called the ungual crest and helps anchor the keratinous covering of the claw onto the ungual: it's present in some sloths and anteaters too, and outside of xenarthrans is seen in cats."
  • "[Footnote A: The epithet 'ungual' is added by Chauveau to distinguish these arteries from the properly so-called plantar arteries -- the terminal divisions of the posterior tibial artery.]"
  • "Lift part of the nail, that covering the abscess, but leave the part which protects the ungual phalanx and assists healing."