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melanotic whitlow

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whitlow /whit·low/ (hwit´lo) felon.
herpetic whitlow  primary herpes simplex infection of the terminal segment of a finger, with extensive tissue destruction, sometimes accompanied by systemic symptoms.
melanotic whitlow  subungual melanoma.
melanotic whitlow
n.
A melanoma beginning in the skin at the border of or beneath the nail.
melanotic whitlow
Melanoma that presents under or adjacent to the fingernail, which may extensively involve the finger. See Whitlow.


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