whitlow
an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, especially of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.
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How to use whitlow in a sentence
“They should only give these to responsible people,” said one of the students, David whitlow.
For some days Ninnis had been enduring the throbbing pain of a whitlow and had not been having sufficient sleep.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonPanaritium, pan-a-rish′i-um, n. suppurative inflammation in a finger—same as whitlow.
To cure a whitlow, put the finger affected a quarter of an hour every day into a Cats ear.
The Book of Cats | Charles H. RossBy this time whitlow had picked himself up and was brushing his garments.
The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays | Laura Lee Hope
Insertion in hot water will also cure that troublesome and very painful ailment, the whitlow.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha Hale
British Dictionary definitions for whitlow
/ (ˈwɪtləʊ) /
any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe
Origin of whitlow
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