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• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Paronychĭa — (grch.), Entzündung, Wucherung und Vereiterung der den Nagelfalz bildenden Hautpartie …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• 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