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have/get a whitlow
常用搭配，表示患上瘭疽。
He got a whitlow on his thumb after the injury.
他受伤后大拇指得了瘭疽。
瘭疽；化脓性指头炎
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瘭疽；化脓性指头炎
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
He got a whitlow on his thumb after the injury.
他受伤后大拇指得了瘭疽。
指甲或趾甲的甲沟或甲床的炎症和/或感染。
Inflammation and/or infection in the cuticle and/or the nailbed of a fingernail or toenail.
指甲周围的化脓性感染
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
She developed a painful whitlow on her thumb after cutting the skin near her nail.
她割伤拇指指甲附近的皮肤后，拇指上长了一个疼痛的瘭疽。
The doctor said that a whitlow usually needs to be kept clean and may require antibiotics.
医生说，瘭疽通常需要保持清洁，可能需要使用抗生素。
People who bite their nails are more likely to get whitlows around the nail bed.
爱咬指甲的人更容易在甲床周围患上瘭疽。
常用搭配，表示患上瘭疽。
He got a whitlow on his thumb after the injury.
他受伤后大拇指得了瘭疽。
指明具体部位。
The doctor diagnosed a whitlow on her index finger.
医生诊断出她食指上长了瘭疽。
治疗相关表达。
Antibiotics can effectively treat a whitlow.
抗生素可以有效治疗瘭疽。
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I have a whitlow on my thumb where the skin is peeling.
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I have a hangnail on my thumb where the skin is peeling.
whitlow（瘭疽）指甲沟周围的化脓性感染，而hangnail（倒刺）是甲周皮肤撕裂，不化脓。两者不同，这里描述的是皮肤撕裂，应用hangnail。
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The athlete developed a whitlow on his heel.
Use this
The athlete developed an abscess on his heel.
whitlow特指手指或脚趾甲周围区域的化脓性感染，而足跟部的感染应称为abscess（脓肿）或boil（疖子）。
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