Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0267 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ungu/o: Nail
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The idea
The combining form ungu slash o also names a nail, and comes from Latin.
In practice
Subungual means beneath a nail.
Where people slip
Ungu slash o and onych slash o name the same structure, as Latin and Greek pairs do.
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