爪そう周しゅう囲い炎えん

noun

paronychia; whitlow

Medical term for inflammation of the skin around a fingernail or toenail. 'Whitlow' and 'felon' are older or less common English synonyms; 'agnail' is rare.

• 爪そう周しゅう囲い炎えんは、爪つめの周まわりの皮ひ膚ふが赤あかく腫はれる病びょう気きです。

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

• 糖とう尿にょう病びょうの患かん者じゃさんは爪そう周しゅう囲い炎えんになりやすいと言いわれています。

  It is said that diabetic patients are prone to paronychia.