FINGERNAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fingernail mean? 

• FINGERNAIL (noun)
  The noun FINGERNAIL has 1 sense:

1. the nail at the end of a finger

  Familiarity information: FINGERNAIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINGERNAIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The nail at the end of a finger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fingernail" is a kind of...):

nail (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fingernail"):

thumbnail (the nail of the thumb)

Holonyms ("fingernail" is a part of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

 Context examples 

A nail condition characterized by spontaneous separation of a fingernail or toenail from its nail bed.

(Onycholysis, NCI Thesaurus)

Fungal infection of a fingernail or toenail.

(Onychomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by hypertrophy and abnormalities in the shape of the fingernails and toe nails.

(Pachyonychia Congenita, NCI Thesaurus)

Deformity or discoloration of a fingernail or toenail.

(Onychodystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by fingernail deformities, absence or hypoplasia of the patellae, iliac horns, deformities of the radial heads, nephropathy, and glaucoma.

(Nail-Patella Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration of the normal characteristics of the fingernails or toenails.

(Nail Changes, NCI Thesaurus)

Your toenails and fingernails protect the tissues of your toes and fingers.

(Nail Diseases, NIH)

Signs and symptoms of severe defects in newborns include: • Rapid breathing • Cyanosis - a bluish tint to the skin, lips, and fingernails • Fatigue • Poor blood circulation

(Congenital Heart Defects, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)