Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Other Diseases Several other serious diseases can also cause clubbed toenails or fingernails.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Feb. 2025
On average, fingernails grow 3.47 millimeters per month.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
How To Prevent Clubbed Nails There's no way to prevent primary clubbed fingernails, but certain lifestyle changes can help prevent potential causes of secondary clubbed fingernails, such as lung, heart, or liver disease.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Feb. 2025
The lunar equivalents appear to have been ripped open within minutes, by the geological version of two massive fingernails, according to a study in Nature Communications.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Feb. 2025
On average, fingernails grow 3.47 millimeters per month.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
How To Prevent Clubbed Nails There's no way to prevent primary clubbed fingernails, but certain lifestyle changes can help prevent potential causes of secondary clubbed fingernails, such as lung, heart, or liver disease.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Feb. 2025
The lunar equivalents appear to have been ripped open within minutes, by the geological version of two massive fingernails, according to a study in Nature Communications.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl 
ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
Medical Definition
fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl, ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
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