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Definition:

(nou) horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits (nou) a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener (nou) a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

Phonetic Transcription:

neɪl

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What might make a human toe nail discolor, like to an ugly brown or black

A nail avulsion is performed to remove all or part of a chronic ingrown nail.

Double coat roughens the nail.

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