subungual hematoma

noun

is a collection of blood (hematoma) underneath a toenail or fingernail. It can be extremely painful for an injury of its size, although otherwise it is not a serious medical condition.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsubungual hematoma (plural subungual hematomas)

plural subungual hematomas

  1. medicineis a collection of blood (hematoma) underneath a toenail or fingernail. It can be extremely painful for an injury of its size, although otherwise it is not a serious medical condition.

Origin

From subungual + hemato- + -oma.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

subungual hematoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subungual%20hematoma

MLA

“subungual hematoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subungual%20hematoma. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subungual hematoma,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subungual%20hematoma.

Source: subungual hematoma on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.