Meanings
perionychial1
comparative more perionychial · superlative most perionychial
- not comparableusuallybiologyOf, pertaining to, or being a perionychium (singular) or perionychia (plural) (epidermis next to nails).
perionychial2
- not comparablebiologyOf, pertaining to, or being perionychia, that is, paronychia (inflammation and/or infection of that tissue area).
Synonyms: paronychial
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or being perionychia, that is, paronychia (inflammation and/or infection of that tissue area).
Origin
perionychial · adjective
From perionychi(um) + -al; also, by surface analysis, peri- + onych- + -ial.
Full word history & related roots →perionychial · adjective
By surface analysis, perionychi(a) + -al, or, by surface analysis, perionych(ia) + -ial.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
perionychial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perionychial
“perionychial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perionychial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perionychial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perionychial.
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