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whitlow
n.
painful abscess on the side of the nail at the end of a finger or toe
Whitlow
A
whitlow or
felon is an
infection of the tip of the
finger.
Herpetic whitlow and melanotic whitlow are subtypes that are not synonymous with the term
felon. A felon is an "extremely painful abscess on the palmar aspect of the fingertip". Whitlow usually refers to herpetic whitlow, though it can also refer to melanotic whitlow, which somewhat resembles
acral lentiginous melanoma. The terms
whitlow and
felon are also sometimes misapplied to
paronychia, which is an infection of the tissue at the side or base of the
nail. Felon presents with a throbbing-like pain, clinically.
whitlow
Noun
1. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
(synonym) felon
(hypernym) infection
Whitlow
(a.)
An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.
(a.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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