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paronychia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus paronychia |
| Type of | caryophylloid dicot genus |
paronychia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | infection |
Examples of paronychia
paronychia
The distal phalanx of the finger on the right exhibits edema due to acute paronychia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Damage it and you risk the nasty infection paronychia, Bailey says.
From the odt.co.nz
- Infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
- Low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts
- A paronychia (/u02CCpu00E6ru0259u02C8nu026Akiu0259/; Greek: u03C0u03B1u03C1u03C9u03BDu03C5u03C7u03AFu03B1 from para, "around" and onukh-, "nail") is a nail disease that is an often-tender bacterial or fungal infection of the hand or foot where the nail and skin meet at the side or the base of a finger or toenail. The infection can start suddenly (acute paronychia) or gradually (chronic paronychia)...
- Paronychia is a genus of plants in the pink family with over 110 species worldwide, mostly from warm-temperate North America, Eurasia, South America and Africa. They are herbs that are annual or biennial or perennial in life span. Some species have a woody base. ...
- (par-o-nik'i-ah)-infection of the cuticle of the finger. In its early stages it can be treated by antibiotics alone but more advanced infections require drainage of the pus contained in the paronychia.
- An inflammation of the skin around the toe nails.
- A bacterial infection of the skin surrounding the nail, usually as a result of an ingrown nail.
