whitlow

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Etymology

Late Middle English, alteration of whitflaw, the first element coming from either 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/
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Noun

whitlow (plural whitlows)

  1. An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
    Synonyms: felon, (Britain, dialectal, archaic) nimpingang, paronychia, (Britain, dialectal, misspelling) wicklow

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References

  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Whitlow”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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