agnail
agnail
Definition
ag·nail (ag′nāl′)
noun
- a sore or swelling around a fingernail or toenail
- 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
