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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.
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Origin of paronychia
OTHER WORDS FROM paronychia
par·o·nych·i·al, adjectiveWords nearby paronychia
parol, parole, parolee, paromphalocele, paronomasia, paronychia, paronym, paronymous, paroophoron, parophthalmia, paropsia
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How to use paronychia in a sentence
Hence light is as intolerable in this kind of ophthalmia, as pressure is to the finger in the paronychia.
Zoonomia, Vol. I|Erasmus DarwinThe absence of acute inflammatory symptoms in the first variety distinguishes it from paronychia, whitlow, and gout.
In the common paronychia a poultice is generally sufficient.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus DarwinThey occur normally in the sepals of Paronychia serpyllifolia and other plants.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Medical definitions for paronychia
paronychia
[ păr′ə-nĭk′ē-ə ]
n.
Inflammation of the tissue surrounding a nail.
Other words from paronychia
par′o•nych′i•al adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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