paronychia
/par-uh-nik-ee-uh/US // ˌpær əˈnɪk i ə //
寄生虫病,寄生虫症,寄生虫,偏头痛
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pathology.
- : inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
Examples
Hence light is as intolerable in this kind of ophthalmia, as pressure is to the finger in the paronychia.
The absence of acute inflammatory symptoms in the first variety distinguishes it from paronychia, whitlow, and gout.
In the common paronychia a poultice is generally sufficient.
They occur normally in the sepals of Paronychia serpyllifolia and other plants.
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