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paronychia

/ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
parony-chia
IPA
/ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium, from πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) + -ία (-ía); by surface analysis, par(a)- + onych- + -ia.

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Inflected Forms

paronychias (plural) paronychiae (plural)

Derived Forms

paronychial

Synonyms

perionychia whitlow

Questions

How do you pronounce paronychia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/.
What does paronychia mean?
An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
Where does paronychia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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