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ag·nail (agnāl′)

noun

  1. a sore or swelling around a fingernail or toenail
  2. a hangnail

Etymology: ME angnail < OE angnægl, a corn (on the toe or foot) < ange, pain (akin to anger) + nægl, nail (metal): orig. in reference to the nail-head appearance of the excrescence

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