whitlow

/ˈʍɪt.loʊ/

whitlow means A surname.

whitlow is pronounced /ˈʍɪt.loʊ/.

Etymology

From Late Middle English, an alteration of whitflaw, with the first element deriving either from Middle Dutch vijt or Low German fit (“abscess”), borrowed from Latin fīcus (“fig-shaped (ulcer)”), though also influenced by white. The Latin loan also existed in other languages, such as Old English fic (“hemorrhoids”). See flaw.

name

A surname.
A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

noun

Inflammation and/or infection in the cuticle and/or the nailbed of a fingernail or toenail.e.g.“Near-synonyms: paronychia (in the cuticle), onychia (in the nailbed)”

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