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paronychia
1. Inflammation involving folds of tissue surrounding a nail or nails.

The causative organisms may be bacteria or fungi, which usually gain entrance through a hangnail or break in the skin due to improper manicuring.
2. Inflammation of the folds of tissue surrounding the nails as a result of infection.

The infection may be bacterial (most commonly, staph or strep) or to fungal.

This entry is located in the following unit: onych-, onycho-, ony-, -onychia, -onychial, -onychium, -onyx- + (page 6)