the horny substance growing on the upper part of the end joint of a finger
fingernail
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fingernail
noun
The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a finger.
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Noun
(plural fingernails)
- The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
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fingernail - Medical Definition
n.
The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a finger.
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Sentence Examples
- Katie didn.t have fingernail polish on when he last saw her.
- He pulled out a fingernail clipper and began clipping his nails, sending little white crescents flying about the room.
- Do you have any clear fingernail polish?
- He slid a fingernail across the pad of his thumb.
- Dean exclaimed, breaking a fingernail on a knot.
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