melanotic whitlow

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A melanoma beginning in the skin at the border of or beneath the nail.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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“They should only give these to responsible people,” said one of the students, David Whitlow.
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For some days Ninnis had been enduring the throbbing pain of a whitlow and had not been having sufficient sleep.
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Panaritium, pan-a-rish′i-um, n. suppurative inflammation in a finger—same as whitlow.
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Hip lameness may also be provoked by melanotic or other tumors.
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He makes a distinction between melanotic and pulmonary matter.
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The melanotic matter is easily effaced by washing, while the other is removed with difficulty.
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