Ingrown nail
ingrown nail n.
A toenail, one edge of which has grown abnormally into the nail fold. Also called ingrown toenail.
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- 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.
- Inguinal-hernia
noun, Pathology. 1. a common type of hernia in which a loop of the intestine protrudes directly through a weak area of the abdominal wall in the groin region. inguinal hernia n. A hernia into the inguinal canal.
- Inguinal canal
inguinal canal n. The oblique passage through the layers of the lower abdominal wall that transmits the spermatic cord in the male and the round ligament in the female.