- Paronychia
- 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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Paronychia
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Paronychĭa — (P. Adams.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Caryophylleae Paronychieae Euparonychieae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: Kräuter im südlichen Europa u. wärmeren Ländern, z.B. P. capitata … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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paronychia — (n.) 1590s, from Latin, from Gk. paronykhia, from para beside (see PARA (Cf. para )) + onyx nail (see NAIL (Cf. nail) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
Paronychia — Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Paronychie … Wikipédia en Français
Paronychia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 9663 ICD10 = ICD10|L|03|0|l|00 ICD9 = ICD9|681.02, ICD9|681.11 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001444 eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 798 MeshID = D010304 The nail disease paronychia… … Wikipedia
Paronychia — Inflammation of the folds of tissue surrounding the nail due to infection. The infection may be bacterial (most commonly, staph or strep) or to fungal. The term paronychia is compounded from para , next to + the Greek onyx , nail = next to the… … Medical dictionary
paronychia — whitlow; n. an inflamed swelling of the nail folds. Acute paronychia is usually caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus. Chronic paronychia occurs mainly in those who habitually engage in wet work; it is associated with secondary infection … The new mediacal dictionary
paronychia — paronychial, adj. /par euh nik ee euh/, n. Pathol. inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon. [1590 1600; < L paronychia < Gk paronychía whitlow, equiv. to… … Universalium
paronychia — par•o•nych•i•a [[t]ˌpær əˈnɪk i ə[/t]] n. pat inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe; felon • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L parōnychia < Gk parōnychía whitlow =par par +onych (s. of ónyx) claw, nail + ia ia par… … From formal English to slang
