whitlow

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English, an alteration of whitflaw, with the first element deriving either from Middle Dutch vijt or Low German fit (“abscess”), borrowed from Latin fīcus (“fig-shaped (ulcer)”), though also influenced by white. The Latin loan also existed in other languages, such as Old English fic (“hemorrhoids”). See flaw. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈʍɪt.loʊ/, /ˈwɪt.loʊ/ === Noun === whitlow (plural whitlows) Inflammation and/or infection in the cuticle and/or the nailbed of a fingernail or toenail. Synonyms: felon, nimpingang (Britain, dialectal, archaic), wicklow (Britain, dialectal, misspelling) Coordinate terms: agnail, hangnail Near-synonyms: paronychia (in the cuticle), onychia (in the nailbed) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “whitlow”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.