HyperDic: paronychia

English > 2 senses of the word paronychia / Paronychia:
NOUNstateparonychiainfection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
plantParonychia, genus Paronychialow-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants
English > paronychia: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaninginfection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe.
BroaderinfectionThe pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Spanishparoniquia aguda, paroniquia
Catalanparoníquia
English > Paronychia: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaninglow-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts.
Synonymgenus Paronychia
Member ofCaryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink familylarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
MemberswhitlowwortAny of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves
Broadercaryophylloid dicot genusgenus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanishgenus paronychia, paronychia
Catalangenus paronychia, paronychia

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