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hangnail: Meaning and Definition of

hang•nail

Pronunciation: (hang'nāl"), [key]
— n.
  1. a small piece of partly detached skin at the side or base of the fingernail. Cf. whitlow.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
hangman's knot hang-on
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