n.
- A hangnail.
- A painful sore or swelling around a fingernail or toenail.
[Middle English angnail, corn, from Old English angnægl : ang-, painful + nægl, peg, nail; see nail.]
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ag·nail (ăg'nāl') 
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
Synonym: hangnail
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