whitlow
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whitlow
1350–1400; Middle English whit ( f ) lowe, whitflawe. See white, flaw 1
Example Sentences
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According to the NHS website, the symptoms of a whitlow can vary from a small bump to open lesions - meaning they can go undetected.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2021
He says it is possible the surgeon may have had a herpetic whitlow - a herpes infection on the finger - which could have "directly seeded the herpes into the abdomen of the women".
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2021
WHUTTLE, s. whitlow, a gathering in the fingers.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
Suppurative Teno-synovitis.—This form usually follows upon infected wounds of the fingers—especially of the thumb or little finger—and is a frequent sequel to whitlow; it may also follow amputation of a finger.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
In many cases, a man dies without having incurred nearly as much pain, during the whole of his fatal illness, as would have arisen from a whitlow or an abscess of the jaw.
From The Stark Munro Letters by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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