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whit·low
(wĭt′lō, hwĭt′-)n.
See felon2.
[Alteration of Middle English whitflawe : perhaps alteration (influenced by white, white) of Middle Dutch vijt, abscess (variant of fijk, fijt, from Latin fīcus, fig, fig-shaped swelling, piles) + Middle English flaue, splinter, flaw; see flaw1.]
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whitlow
(ˈwɪtləʊ)n
(Pathology) any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe
[C14: changed from whitflaw, from white + flaw1]
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fel•on1
(ˈfɛl ən)n.
1. a person who has committed a felony.
2. Archaic. a wicked person.
adj. 3. Archaic. wicked; malicious; treacherous.
[1250–1300; Middle English fel(o)un wicked < Anglo-French; Old French fel (nominative), felun (oblique) wicked person, traitor, perhaps < Frankish *fillo, n. corresponding to Old Saxon fillian to ill-treat, whip, Old High German fillen to beat, whip; compare fell3]
fel•on2
(ˈfɛl ən)n.
an acute and painful inflammation of the tissues of a finger or toe, usu. near the nail. Also called whitlow.
[1375–1425; late Middle English felo(u)n < Medieval Latin fellōn-, s. of fellō scrofulous tumor]
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| Noun | 1. | whitlow - a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms |
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whitlow
n → Nagelbettentzündung f, → Umlauf m
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whitlow
n panadizo (herpético), infección de la punta de un dedo (producida por el herpes en la mayoría de los casos)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.