whitlow

[ hwit-loh, wit- ]

noun
  1. an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, especially of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.

Origin of whitlow

1
1350–1400; Middle English whit(f)lowe, whitflawe.See white, flaw1

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whitlow

/ (ˈwɪtləʊ) /


noun
  1. any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe

Origin of whitlow

1
C14: changed from whitflaw, from white + flaw 1

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