paronychia
[ par-uh-nik-ee-uh ]
/ ˌpær əˈnɪk i ə /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
Nearby words
parol, parole, parolee, paromphalocele, paronomasia, paronychia, paronym, paronymous, paroophoron, parophthalmia, paropsia
Origin of paronychia
Related forms
par·o·nych·i·al, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for paronychia
The absence of acute inflammatory symptoms in the first variety distinguishes it from paronychia, whitlow, and gout.
They occur normally in the sepals of Paronychia serpyllifolia and other plants.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. MastersHence light is as intolerable in this kind of ophthalmia, as pressure is to the finger in the paronychia.
Zoonomia, Vol. I|Erasmus Darwin
Medicine definitions for paronychia
paronychia
[ păr′ə-nĭk′ē-ə ]
n.
Inflammation of the tissue surrounding a nail.
Related forms
par′o•nych′i•al adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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