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1. (n.) paronychia
inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe; felon.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L parōnychia < Gk parōnychía whitlow =par-par - +onych- (s. of ónyx) claw, nail +-ia -ia)
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1. (noun) paronychia
infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
2. (noun) Paronychia, genus Paronychia
low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts
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1. (noun) paronychia
a whitlow, or felon
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. paronychia
An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail. It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271)
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