Definitions for paronychia

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paronychia par·o·nych·i·a

Spelling: [par-uh-nik-ee-uh]

IPA: /ˌpær əˈnɪk i ə/

Paronychia is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 541 anagrams from letters in paronychia (aachinopry).

Definitions for paronychia

noun

1. 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

Examples for paronychia

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

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

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