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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Thick edges will be thinned, and ingrown toenails will be treated.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Most often, tea tree oil is used to treat athlete's foot, toenail fungal infections, and acne.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Enough force applied in the right (or perhaps wrong) direction could even completely separate the toenail from the nail bed, which is called a toenail avulsion.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Thick edges will be thinned, and ingrown toenails will be treated.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
In April 2021, Walker’s great-granddaughter, Brandi Faison, came by to give her Nannie a pedicure and was startled by the sight of her feet — hardened, yellow and cracking, with thick, curling toenails three to four times their normal length.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Most often, tea tree oil is used to treat athlete's foot, toenail fungal infections, and acne.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Toenail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toenail. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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toenail
noun
toe·nail
ˈtō-ˌnāl, -ˈnā(ə)l 
: a nail of a toe
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