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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abscessblebblisterboilbunioncanker

Etymology

From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium. From πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) + -ία (-ía).

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