whitlow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈʍɪt.loʊ/ (US)
- /ˈwɪt.loʊ/ (US)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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)
'Twas a bad leg allowed me to read the Pilgrim's Progress, and Mark Clark learnt All-Fours in a whitlow.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whitlows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
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Synonyms
nimpingang · wicklow · felon · onychia · paronychia
Translations (39)
pt paroníquia (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · de Panaritium (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · su hileudeun (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · el παρωνυχία (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · su hihileudeun (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · pl zastrzał (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · it patereccio (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · sh kukac (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · fr panaris (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · ja 瘭疽 (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · eo paroniĥio (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · cmn 肉刺 (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · wa blanc doet (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · uk загні́тник (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · sh paronihija (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · bg заби́ране (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · ru панари́ций (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · ro panarițiu (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · cy gwlithen (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · nl panaritium (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · cy bystwn (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · bg парони́хия (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · pt panarício (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · hu körömlob (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · cmn 瘭 (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · pt unheiro (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · uk пароні́хія (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · ca paroníquia (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · cy ewinor (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · nl fijt (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · gl formigo (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · de Nagelgeschwür (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · es panadizo (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · sh panaricij (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · ary مْشدّق (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · it giradito (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · wa poirfi (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · fi kynsinauhantulehdus (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail) · ar دَاحِس (infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail)