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Latin
Etymology
Alteration, by analogy with pānus (“tumour”), of earlier parōnychium~parōnychia, from Ancient Greek πᾰρωνῠχῐ́ᾱ (părōnŭkhĭ́ā). First found in this form in the writings of Pseudo-Apuleius.
Noun
panāricium n (genitive panāriciī or panāricī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a disease of the fingernails
Descendants
Forms with unexpected /ˈi/ presumably influenced by descendants of -īcius.
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