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perionychium noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /ˌper.i.əʊˈnɪk.i.əm/ us /ˌper.i.oʊˈnɪk.i.əm/pluralperionychiauk /ˌper.i.əʊˈnɪk.i.ə/ us /ˌper.i.oʊˈnɪk.i.ə/ the skin around the edge of a fingernail or toenail: The perionychium is the site of hangnails, ingrown nails, and an infection of the skin called paronychia. The perionychium is the most frequently injured part of the hand. Patients with acute paronychia may report localized pain and tenderness of the perionychia. The nail is divided into six specific parts: the root, nail bed, nail plate, eponychium, perionychium, and hyponychium. The perionychium is the skin that overlies the nail plate on its sides. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The skin, & skin colour anti-wrinkle ashy basal cell blush complexion corium flushed freckle-faced pasty-faced peaches and cream percutaneous permatan pigmented purple with ragephrase rubicund strawberry mark subcutaneous wanly webbing wheat complexion |