ingrowingadj.
/ˈɪnˌɡrəʊɪŋ/ Growing inwards or within something; spec. of a nail: Growing into the flesh.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] > growing within
ingrowing1864
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > disorders of nails > [adjective]
blue-nailed1839
ingrowing1864
ungual1872
ingrown1876
1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene 347 Neglected corns, bunions, or in-growing nails.
1871 H. Macmillan True Vine (1872) iv. 130 God's word will be..the emphutos logos, the ingrowing word.
Derivatives
ˈingrowing n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > disorders of nails > [noun]
wartwalec1325
flaw1574
liverage1598
pterygium1601
hangnail1678
mormal1685
agnail1737
onychia1814
defluvium1817
onychogryphosis1833
liver-sick1836
ingrowing1852
backfriend1864
onychomycosis1865
white lie1899
koilonychia1902
1852 T. J. Ashton (title) Corns, Bunions, and Ingrowing of the Toe-Nail.
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adj.1852