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paronychias

paronychias 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 paronychias

What is paronychias the plural of?
Paronychias is the plural of paronychia.

Words near paronychias in the dictionary

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

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