loʊ, ˈwɪt- noun
an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, especially of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.
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| any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe | |
| [C14: changed from whitflaw, from | |
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Whitlow
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Word Origin & History
whitlow
"inflammation on a finger or toe," 1440, alteration of whitflaw (c.1400), from flaw, with first element possibly from Du. vijt or Low Ger. fit "abscess."
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Medical Dictionary
whitlow whit·low (wĭt'lō')
n.
See felon.
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