WHITLOW
Dictionary entry overview: What does whitlow mean? • WHITLOW (noun)
The noun WHITLOW has 1 sense:
1. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
Familiarity information: WHITLOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WHITLOW (noun)
Meaning:
A purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
whitlow; felon
Hypernyms ("whitlow" is a kind of...):
infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
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