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.

whitlow

/ ˈwɪtləʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitlow¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitlow¹

C14: changed from whitflaw, from white + flaw ¹

Example Sentences

“They should only give these to responsible people,” said one of the students, David Whitlow.

From The Daily Beast

For some days Ninnis had been enduring the throbbing pain of a whitlow and had not been having sufficient sleep.

From Project Gutenberg

Panaritium, pan-a-rish′i-um, n. suppurative inflammation in a finger—same as whitlow.

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To cure a whitlow, put the finger affected a quarter of an hour every day into a Cats ear.

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By this time Whitlow had picked himself up and was brushing his garments.

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Insertion in hot water will also cure that troublesome and very painful ailment, the whitlow.

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