whitlow
pronunciation
How to pronounce whitlow in British English:
UK ['wɪtləʊ]
How to pronounce whitlow in American English:
US ['wɪtloʊ]
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- Noun:
- a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
Word Origin
- whitlow
- whitlow: see flake
- whitlow (n.)
- "inflammation on a finger or toe," mid-15c., alteration of whitflaw (c. 1400), from flaw, with first element possibly from Dutch vijt or Low German fit "abscess."
Example
- 1. For primary or recurrent genital herpes may be associated with dysuria , acute urinary retention , herpetic whitlow gangrene , encephalitis , endometritis .