Ingrown
[in-grohn] /ˈɪnˌgroʊn/
adjective
1.
having into the flesh:
an ingrown toenail.
2.
within or inward.
/ˈɪnˌɡrəʊn; ɪnˈɡrəʊn/
adjective
1.
(esp of a toenail) grown abnormally into the flesh; covered by adjacent tissues
2.
grown within; native; innate
3.
excessively concerned with oneself, one’s own particular group, etc
4.
ingrained
adj.
1660s, “native, innate,” from in + grown. Of nails, “that has grown into the flesh,” 1878.
ingrown in·grown (ĭn’grōn’)
adj.
Grown abnormally into the flesh.
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- Ingrown nail
ingrown nail n. A toenail, one edge of which has grown abnormally into the nail fold. Also called ingrown toenail.
- Ingrowth
[in-grohth] /ˈɪnˌgroʊθ/ noun 1. inward. 2. something formed by inward. /ˈɪnˌɡrəʊθ/ noun 1. the act of growing inwards: the ingrowth of a toenail 2. something that grows inwards ingrowth in·growth (ĭn’grōth’) n. Something that grows inward or into a part of the body.
- Inguen
inguen in·guen (ĭng’gwěn’) n. pl. in·gui·na (ĭng’gwə-nə) See inguinal region.
- Inguinal
[ing-gwuh-nl] /ˈɪŋ gwə nl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or situated in the groin. /ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/ adjective 1. (anatomy) of or relating to the groin adj. 1680s, from Latin inguinalis “of the groin,” from inguen (genitive inguinis) “groin,” from PIE *engw- “groin, internal organ” (cf. Greek aden “gland”). inguinal in·gui·nal (ĭng’gwə-nəl) adj.