paronychia

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paronychia

/ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/

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From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium, from πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) + -ία (-ía); by surface analysis, par(a)- + onych- + -ia.

noun paronychias · paronychiae

countable, uncountable An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail. Near-synonym: whitlow
Similar: perionychia, whitlow

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@misc{paronychia_2026,
  title = {paronychia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paronychia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}