noun
definition
An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
Examples of whitlow in a Sentence
The drug is absorbed through the unbroken skin - a very valuable property in the treatment of such conditions as an incipient whitlow.
Thus when inflammation occurs in the finger, as in a whitlow, the pain is not only constantly severe, but it is increased by every pulsation of the heart, and thus has a throbbing character.
The early flowers starting to show on the short downland turf include Whitlow Grass and Hairy Violet.
Herpetic whitlow involving the index finger of a dentist.
Whitlow Grass (Draba) - Minute alpine plants, most of them having bright yellow or white flowers, and leaves often in neat rosettes.