develop paronychia
疾病名称作不可数名词时通常不加冠词，develop 表示患病的过程。
She developed paronychia after biting her nails.
she 咬指甲后得了甲沟炎。
甲沟炎
指甲或趾甲角质层的感染。
an infection of the skin around a fingernail or toenail
指甲或趾甲角质层的感染。
An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with paronychia after examining the swollen finger.
医生检查了肿胀的手指后，诊断病人患有甲沟炎。
用法提示：paronychia 作为不可数名词，表示‘甲沟炎’的疾病名称。
Paronychia can be caused by bacterial or fungal infections.
甲沟炎可能由细菌或真菌感染引起。
用法提示：paronychia 作为不可数名词，作主语，指代这种疾病。
She developed acute paronychia after getting a manicure with dirty tools.
她用不干净的工具做了美甲后，患上了急性甲沟炎。
用法提示：paronychia 作为不可数名词，与形容词 acute 连用，表示疾病类型。
疾病名称作不可数名词时通常不加冠词，develop 表示患病的过程。
She developed paronychia after biting her nails.
she 咬指甲后得了甲沟炎。
from 后直接跟疾病名称，强调长期或反复受到困扰。
People who work with their hands in water often suffer from paronychia.
经常双手泡水工作的人常常饱受甲沟炎之苦。
with 引出治疗手段，后面接抗生素、浸泡等具体方法。
Doctors may treat paronychia with antibiotics or warm soaks.
医生可能会用抗生素或温水浸泡来治疗甲沟炎。
指某一次具体的感染时可用不定冠词，后接 caused by 说明病因。
He had a painful paronychia caused by a hangnail.
他因为倒刺得了一处疼痛的甲沟炎。
grammar · medium
易错句子The doctor said I had a paronychia on my right index finger.
正确表达The doctor said I had paronychia on my right index finger.
paronychia 是指“甲沟炎”这种感染本身的不可数名词，泛指病症时不用不定冠词 a，因此说 have paronychia on ...；若确实要计数，应改用可数说法 an infection of the nail fold（一处感染）。
grammar · medium
易错句子My paronychia is growing into the skin of my toe.
正确表达My toenail is growing into the skin, and now I have paronychia.
paronychia 只表示角质层（甲周）的感染，不能指甲甲本身长进肉里；那层意思是“嵌甲”，英语说 an ingrown toenail。汉语常把“甲沟炎”和“嵌甲”混着说，但英语中两者是不同概念，需分开表达。
grammar · medium
易错句子The paronychia finger is very painful.
正确表达The finger with paronychia is very painful.
paronychia 是名词，不能像汉语“甲沟炎的手指”那样直接置于名词前作定语；英语要用介词短语 with paronychia 或形容词 infected 来修饰 finger。
whitlow 是手指末端软组织感染的泛称，可包括甲沟炎和指头炎；paronychia 特指甲周角质层的感染，部位明确在甲沟。临床上 paronychia 更精确，whitlow 更笼统，且可指病毒性疱疹性瘭疽。
felon 指手指末节指腹的深部细菌感染，肿胀疼痛明显；paronychia 只限甲周角质层，不累及指腹。两者解剖部位不同：felon 在指腹，paronychia 在甲周，不可互换。
onychia 指甲床（指甲下方）的炎症，常伴甲板改变；paronychia 指甲周角质层的感染。拼写相近但解剖部位不同：onychia 在甲下，paronychia 在甲周。
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