What is a kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint called?
felon — (Med.) A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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