Definition of Whitlow
Whit´low
n.
1.
1.
(Med.)
An
inflammation
of
the
fingers
or
toes
,
generally
of
the
last
phalanx
,
terminating
usually
in
suppuration
.
The
inflammation
may
occupy
any
seat
between
the
skin
and
the
bone
,
but
is
usually
applied
to
a
felon
or
inflammation
of
the
periosteal
structures
of
the
bone
.
2.
(Far.)
An
inflammatory
disease
of
the
feet
.
It
occurs
round
the
hoof
,
where
an
acrid
matter
is
collected
.
Whitlow grass
(Bot.)
name
given
to
several
inconspicuous
herbs
,
which
were
thought
to
be
a
cure
for
the
whitlow
,
as
Saxifraga
tridactylites
,
Draba
verna
,
and
several
species
of
Paronychia
.
Related Words
felon
,
infection
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