Taber's Medical Dictionary
whitlow
(hwĭt′lō )
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Suppurative inflammation at the end of a finger or toe. It may be deep seated, involving the bone and its periosteum, or superficial, affecting parts of the nail.
SYN: SEE: felon; SEE: panaris; SEE: paronychia; SEE: runaround
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Whitlow." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766120/all/whitlow.
Whitlow. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766120/all/whitlow. Accessed April 21, 2026.
Whitlow. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766120/all/whitlow
Whitlow [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766120/all/whitlow.
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