ingrown

in·grown  (ngrn)

adj.

1. Grown abnormally into the flesh: an ingrown toenail.

2. Inbred; innate: ingrown habits.

3. Insular; self-contained: "the small, ingrown world of lower Manhattan" (Forbes).

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ingrown [ˈɪnˌgrəʊn ɪnˈgrəʊn]

adj

1. (Medicine / Pathology) (esp of a toenail) grown abnormally into the flesh; covered by adjacent tissues

2. grown within; native; innate

3. excessively concerned with oneself, one's own particular group, etc.

4. ingrained

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ingrown - growing abnormally into the flesh; "an ingrown toenail" ingrowing unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

Translations

ingrown

adj toenail → eingewachsen; (= innate) → angeboren; (= self-contained) → (in sich selbst) zurückgezogen