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noun
An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: perionychia, whitlow
Antonyms: none provided
noun
low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: genus Paronychia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caryophylloid dicot genus
noun
infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infection
History
From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium, from πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) + -ία (-ía); by surface analysis, par(a)- + onych- + -ia.
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