paronychia

Noun

par=o=nych=i=a

WORDNET DICTIONARY

paronychia(n = noun.state) Array - infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe; Array

paronychia(n = noun.plant) genus paronychia - low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts; Array

is a kind of caryophylloid dicot genus

is a member of carnation family, caryophyllaceae, family caryophyllaceae, pink family

paronychia, n. [L., fr. Gr. parwnychi`a; para` beside + 'o`nyx, 'o`nychos, a nail{1}.].

A whitlow, or felon{3}. Quincy. [1913 Webster]

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