Paronychia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

paronychia
    n 1: infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or
         toe
    2: low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants;
       whitlowworts [syn: {Paronychia}, {genus Paronychia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paronychia \Par`o*nych"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. parwnychi`a; para`
   beside + 'o`nyx, 'o`nychos, a nail[1].] (Med.)
   A whitlow, or felon[3]. --Quincy.
   [1913 Webster]

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