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单词 paronychia
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paronychia

[ par-uh-nik-ee-uh ]
/ ˌpær əˈnɪk i ə /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.

Origin of paronychia

1590–1600; <Latin parōnychia<Greek parōnychía whitlow, equivalent to par-par- + onych- (stem of ónyx) claw, nail + -ia-ia

OTHER WORDS FROM paronychia

par·o·nych·i·al, adjective

Words nearby paronychia

parol, parole, parolee, paromphalocele, paronomasia, paronychia, paronym, paronymous, paroophoron, parophthalmia, paropsia
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Example sentences from the Web for paronychia

  • The absence of acute inflammatory symptoms in the first variety distinguishes it from paronychia, whitlow, and gout.

    A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

  • They occur normally in the sepals of Paronychia serpyllifolia and other plants.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

  • Hence light is as intolerable in this kind of ophthalmia, as pressure is to the finger in the paronychia.

    Zoonomia, Vol. I|Erasmus Darwin

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 Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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