whitlow
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whitlow¹
- /ˈʍɪt.loʊ/ US
- /ˈwɪt.loʊ/ US
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English, an alteration of whitflaw, with the first element deriving either from Middle Dutch vijt or Low German fit (“abscess”), borrowed from Latin fīcus (“fig-shaped (ulcer)”), though also influenced by white. The Latin loan also existed in other languages, such as Old English fic (“hemorrhoids”). See flaw.
noun whitlows
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Inflammation and/or infection in the cuticle and/or the nailbed of a fingernail or toenail.
Near-synonyms: paronychia (in the cuticle), onychia (in the nailbed)
Similar: felon, nimpingang, wicklow, paronychia, onychia
Whitlow²
proper noun Whitlows
- A surname.
- A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Translations
Every language
noun infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail
| Español | panadizo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 瘭疽 hyōso |
| 中文 | 瘭 biāo, 肉刺 ròucì |
| Português | panarício, paroníquia, unheiro |
| Français | panaris |
| Deutsch | Nagelgeschwür, Panaritium |
| Italiano | giradito, patereccio |
| Ελληνικά | παρωνυχία paronychía |
| Română | panarițiu |
| Русский | панари́ций panarícij |
| العربية | دَاحِس dāḥis |
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title = {whitlow},
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