Paronychia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  paronychia
       n 1: infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or
            toe
       2: low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants;
          whitlowworts [syn: {genus Paronychia}]