Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Situated under the nail, claw, or hoof.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Under the nail or hoof.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy under a toenail or fingernail
  • adjective under a hoof

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Examples

  • When warts appear under your fingernails or toenails, they are referred to as subungual warts.

    eHow - Health How To's 2010

  • Unlike warts found elsewhere on your body, subungual warts may be quite painful and are hard to cure.

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  • The Phase 1/2 trial will be conducted in patients with moderate to severe distal subungual onychomycosis and will evaluate 28 days of treatment with luliconazole 10% solution given once daily.

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  • Please note that you will require a prescription from your doctor for these preparations and that neither is indicated to treat subungual warts.

    eHow - Health How To's 2010

  • Because subungual warts grow under your nail, pressure can build up in the affected finger or toe, which can become very painful.

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  • If not treated, subungual warts can distort nail growth and cause the nail to lift away or detach from the skin.

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  • According to an article posted on the American Family Physicians website, both prescription and over-the-counter preparations that contain salicylic acid may present an effective treatment option for subungual warts.

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  • Some people say that duct tape is an effective treatment for subungual warts.

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  • Academy of Dermatology, people who bite their nails or pick at hangnails appear to be especially vulnerable to subungual warts because they are breaking the surface of their skin, which allows the virus to penetrate into the nailbed.

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  • If the base of the nail is infected (proximal subungual onychomycosis), the following symptoms may appear:

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