paronychialadj.
/ˌparə(ʊ)ˈnɪkɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpɛroʊˈnɪkiəl/ Medicine.
Relating to or of the nature of paronychia.
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paronychic1857
paronychial1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Paronychial, having the character of paronychia.
1976 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 2 681/1 A paronychial granuloma on the left thumb.
2001 Brit. Jrnl. Dermatol. 144 1169 Dermatological side-effects included focal areas of tender paronychial inflammation of toes and fingers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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