Meaning of PARONYCHIA
| Pronunciation: | | `paru'nikeeu
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- [n] low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts
- [n] infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Paronychia |
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| | See Also: | | carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, caryophylloid dicot genus, family Caryophyllaceae, infection, pink family, whitlowwort | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Par`o*nych"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? beside + ?, ?,
a nail.] (Med.)
A whitlow, or felon. --Quincy.
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| | Definition: | | Infection around a fingernail bed. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Paronychia is the inflammation of soft tissues around the nail that often involves the nail margin due to infection of the nail or a torn cuticle. |
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