noun
ingrown hair
Medical term for a hair that curls back or grows sideways into the skin, often causing irritation.
埋没毛が炎症を起こして痛い。
The ingrown hair is inflamed and painful.
カミソリ負けで埋没毛ができやすい。
I tend to get ingrown hairs from razor burn.
Compound of 埋没 (まいぼつ, 'burying, embedding') + 毛 (もう, 'hair').