爪そう囲い炎えん

noun

paronychia; whitlow; felon

Medical term for an infection of the skin around a fingernail or toenail. Paronychia is the most common English equivalent; whitlow and felon are less common or older terms.

• 爪そう囲い炎えんは、爪つめの周まわりの皮ひ膚ふが赤あかく腫はれて痛いたむ病びょう気きです。

  Paronychia is a condition where the skin around the nail becomes red, swollen, and painful.