Associations to the word «Whitlow»

Wiktionary

WHITLOW, noun. An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

Dictionary definition

WHITLOW, noun. A purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke