Paronychia definitions

Paronychia

1) Infection 2) Occupational disease
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A paronychia (ə; παρωνυχία 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 i...
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Paronychia

[plant] 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. For the most part they have small, white to yellow-white colored flower...
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Paronychia

• (n.) A whitlow, or felon.
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paronychia

(para Gr. onyx nail + -ia) inflammation involving the folds of tissue surrounding the nail. Called also perionychia.
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paronychia

<dermatology> Inflammation involving the folds of tissue surrounding the nail. ... Synonym: perionychia. ... Origin: Gr. Onyx = nail ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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paronychia

(par″o-nik´e-ә) inflammation involving folds of tissue surrounding a nail or nails. The causative organisms may be bacteria or fungi, which usually gain entrance through a hangnail or break in the skin due to improper manicuring.
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Paronychia

Par`o·nych'i·a noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; para` beside + ..., ..., a nail.] (Medicine) A whitlow, or felon. Quincy.
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paronychia

Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ō-nik′ē-ă Definitions: 1. Suppurative inflammation of the nail fold surrounding the nail plate; may be due to bacteria or fungi, most commonly staphylococci and streptococci.
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Paronychia

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 nail. Paronychia is synonymous with perionychia.
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Paronychia

A pus-forming, fungal skin infection that causes inflammation around the fingernail and toenail. This commonly results in separation of the skin from the proximal nail.
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Paronychia

[n] - infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe 2. [n] - low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants
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paronychia

a skin infection around a finger or toenail.
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Paronychia

a bacterial or yeast infection of the skin around the nail
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Paronychia

genus Paronychia noun low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts
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paronychia

a skin infection around a finger or toenail.
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Paronychia

Supperative, or pus-forming, inflammation of the nail fold, or the soft tissues at the proximal and lateral margins of the nail. This commonly results in separation of the skin from the proximal nail.
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