noun

• A condition in which a band of fibrous tissue grows around the base of a toe, eventually resulting in loss of the digit. It occurs mainly in the tropics and is associated with going barefoot.

  ‘Sailor John certainly had ainhum.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Because the occurrence of ainhum is rare, discussion of the disease is lacking in medical literature.’
  • ‘Three cases of Ainhum are reported and injections of cortisone were given with temporary relief.’
  • ‘Ainhum: clinical photograph shows the characteristic deep constricting groove in the plantar digital fold along the medial aspect of the fifth toe.’
  • ‘We describe the case of an Italian Caucasian man with ainhum involving both big toes.’