Whitlow vs. Wicklow — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Whitlow and Wicklow
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Whitlow
A whitlow or felon is an infection of the tip of the finger. Herpetic whitlow and melanotic whitlow (subungual melanoma) are subtypes that are not synonymous with the term felon.
Wicklow
Wicklow ( WIK-loh; Irish: Cill Mhantáin [ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠaːnʲ], meaning 'church of the toothless one'; Old Norse: Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located on the east just south of Dublin.
Whitlow
See felon2.
Wicklow
Misspelling of whitlow
Whitlow
An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
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Whitlow
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.
Whitlow
An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.
Whitlow
A purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
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