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Synonyms
1. Paronychia
noun. low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts.
Synonyms
- genus Paronychia
- carnation family
- pink family
- whitlowwort
- Caryophyllaceae
- caryophylloid dicot genus
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2. paronychia
noun. infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe.
Antonyms
- incorruptness
Etymology
- paronychia (Latin)
Sentences with paronychia
1. Noun, singular or mass
Your dog may be plagued by paronychia, which is a type of bacterial infection that causes the skin around the nail or claw to become red, inflamed and warm to the touch.
2. Noun, plural
People with paronychia have very painful and reddened toes, and may develop pus-filled blisters.