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paronychiae

paronychiae is the plural of paronychia.

Meaning of paronychia

Noun

paronychia (countable and uncountable, plural paronychias or paronychiae)

  1. An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
    • Near-synonym: whitlow
    Synonyms:
    perionychia, whitlow

Questions about paronychiae

What is paronychiae the plural of?
Paronychiae is the plural of paronychia.

Words near paronychiae in the dictionary

  1. paronomastic
  2. paronomastical
  3. paronomastically
  4. paronomasy
  5. paronychia
  6. paronychiae
  7. paronychial
  8. paronychias
  9. paronychium
  10. paronym
  11. paronyme

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