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perionychial

perionychial adjective: of, pertaining to, or being a perionychium (singular) or perionychia (plural) (epidermis next to nails).

Adjective (1)

perionychial (not generally comparable, comparative more perionychial, superlative most perionychial)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Of, pertaining to, or being a perionychium (singular) or perionychia (plural) (epidermis next to nails).

Adjective (2)

perionychial (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being perionychia, that is, paronychia (inflammation and/or infection of that tissue area).
    Synonyms:
    paronychial

Synonyms of perionychial

Forms of perionychial

comparativemore perionychial
superlativemost perionychial

Origin of perionychial

From perionychi(um) + -al; also, by surface analysis, peri- + onych- + -ial.

By surface analysis, perionychi(a) + -al, or, by surface analysis, perionych(ia) + -ial.

Questions about perionychial

What does perionychial mean?
Perionychial means of, pertaining to, or being a perionychium (singular) or perionychia (plural) (epidermis next to nails).
What part of speech is perionychial?
Perionychial is an adjective.

Words near perionychial in the dictionary

  1. perioikoi
  2. Perioikos
  3. periolivary
  4. periondontal
  5. perionychia
  6. perionychial
  7. perionychium
  8. perionyx
  9. perionyxes
  10. periop
  11. periopathogen

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