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whitlow

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

whit=low

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun whitlow has 1 sense

whitlow(n = noun.state) felon - a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail;

is a kind of infection

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CIDE DICTIONARY

whitlow, n. [Prov. E. whickflaw, for quickflaw, i. e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel. kvika the quick under the nail or under a horse's hoof. See Quick, a., and Flaw.].

An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration. The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone. [1913 Webster]
An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected. [1913 Webster]

Whitlow grass (Bot.), name given to several inconspicuous herbs, which were thought to be a cure for the whitlow, as Saxifraga tridactylites, Draba verna, and several species of Paronychia.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

whitlow, n. an inflammation near a fingernail or toenail.

Etymology

ME whitflaw, -flow, app. = WHITE + FLAW(1) in the sense 'crack', but perh. of LG orig.: cf. Du. fijt, LG fit whitlow