PARONYCHIAS
an inflammation around a toenail or fingernail; a whitlow; the condition of having this.
any of various small carpet-forming plants constituting the genus paronychia (family illecebraceae), which have minute apetalous flowers in dense axillary clusters almost concealed by large usually silvery stipules; also called whitlow-wort (several species being formerly reputed to cure whitlows); (in form paronychia) the genus itself.
any of various small carpet-forming plants constituting the genus paronychia (family illecebraceae), which have minute apetalous flowers in dense axillary clusters almost concealed by large usually silvery stipules; also called whitlow-wort (several species being formerly reputed to cure whitlows); (in form paronychia) the genus itself.