whitlow
UKwitlou
US'wıt'ləu
معنی فارسی
(طب) عقربک
معنی کامل و مثالها
/hwit´lō/n.
● رجوع شود به: felon
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'whitflaw', possibly from 'white' and 'flaw', referring to the appearance of the infection.
مثال
- He had a painful whitlow on his thumb.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotics for her whitlow.
- If left untreated, a whitlow can become very serious.
ترکیبهای رایج
painful whitlow treat a whitlow develop a whitlow
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
مترادفها
noun
(Medicine) Felon.