noun
- a painful infection of the finger or toe, especially around the nail
Usage: medical
Examples
- The whitlow on her thumb made it difficult to write.
- He developed a whitlow after cutting his cuticle too deeply.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotics to treat the whitlow.
- A whitlow can be very painful and may require medical attention.
- She soaked her finger in warm water to ease the whitlow.
- The whitlow caused swelling around the base of his nail.