whitlow  /w'ɪtl,o/  /hw'ɪtl,o/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  whitlow
  一種病,蹄冠炎

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Whitlow \Whit"low\, n. [Prov. E. whickflaw, for quickflaw, i.
     e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel. kvika the quick
     under the nail or under a horse's hoof. See {Quick}, a., and
     {Flaw}.]
     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}.

資料來源(3): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  whitlow
       n : a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the
           area surrounding the nail [syn: {felon}]