whitlow

[ hwit-loh, wit- ]

/ ˈʰwɪt loʊ, ˈwɪt- /

an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, especially of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.

Origin of whitlow

1350–1400; Middle English whit(f) lowe, whitflawe. See white, flaw¹

Paul, you land a couple of blows on Whitlow and then follow Alice.

The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays |Laura Lee Hope
By this time Whitlow had picked himself up and was brushing his garments.

The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays |Laura Lee Hope
"That's fortunate," said Whitlow, munching desultorily at his sandwich.

Minor Detail |John Michael Sharkey
Mr. Whitlow rents a gin, but will own one of his own this year.

Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements |Various

The absence of acute inflammatory symptoms in the first variety distinguishes it from paronychia, whitlow, and gout.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various

whitlow

/ (ˈwɪtləʊ) /

any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe

C14: changed from whitflaw, from white + flaw 1

whitlow

[ wĭt′lō′ ]

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