| unguis | Origin: L, nail, claw, or hoof. 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. 2. <zoology> One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. 3. <botany> The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw. Synonym: ungula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| unguis aduncus | A toenail, one edge of which is overgrown by the nailfold, producing a pyogenic granuloma; due to faulty trimming of the toenails or pressure from a tight shoe. Synonym: ingrowing toenail, onychocryptosis, onyxis, unguis aduncus, unguis incarnatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unguis avis | The lower of two elevations on the medial wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, caused by the depth of the calcarine sulcus. Synonym: Haller's unguis, hippocampus minor, minor hippocampus, Morand's spur, unguis avis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unguis incarnatus | A toenail, one edge of which is overgrown by the nailfold, producing a pyogenic granuloma; due to faulty trimming of the toenails or pressure from a tight shoe. Synonym: ingrowing toenail, onychocryptosis, onyxis, unguis aduncus, unguis incarnatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukopathia unguis | The occurrence of white spots or patches under the nails, of unknown cause; the decoloration may be total or in the form of lines (striate or transverse leukonychia) or dots (punctate leukonychia). Synonym: achromia unguium, canities unguium, leukopathia unguis. Origin: Leuko-+ G. Onyx (onych-), nail Apparent leukonychia, pallor of the nail not due to subungual air bubbles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo | Synonym: margin, border. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo acetabularis | An alternate term for margin of acetabulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior fibulae | A ridge on the shaft of the fibula to which is attached the anterior intermuscular septum of the leg. Synonym: margo anterior fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior pancreatis | The sharp margin between the anterior and inferior surfaces of the pancreas. Synonym: margo anterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior pulmonis | The thin anteromedial or sternal edge of the lung which overlaps the pericardial sac anteriorly and forms the boundary between the mediastinal and costal surfaces. Synonym: margo anterior pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior radii | The ridge on the shaft of the radius extending from the radial tuberosity to the anterior part of the styloid process. Synonym: margo anterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior testis | An imaginary convex line demarcating the lateral and medial surfaces. Synonym: margo anterior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior tibiae | The sharp subcutaneous ridge of the tibia that extends from the tuberosity to the anterior part of the medial malleolus. Synonym: margo anterior tibiae, anticnemion, shin, tibial crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior ulnae | The ridge on the body of the ulna that extends from the tuberosity to the anterior part of the styloid process. Synonym: margo anterior ulnae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo ciliaris iridis | The peripheral border of the iris attached to the ciliary body. Synonym: margo ciliaris iridis, ciliary margin of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |