paronychia
See also: Paronychia
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Etymology edit
From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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paronychia (countable and uncountable, plural paronychias or paronychiae)
- (medicine) An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
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infection under the cuticle — see whitlow