How many syllables in paronychia?

There are 5 syllables in the word paronychia.

How to pronounce paronychia:

paronychia (noun):: noun. low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts.; inflammation of the tissues adjacent to the nail of a finger or toe usually accompanied by infection and pus formation

carnation family

caryophyllaceae

caryophylloid dicot genus

genus paronychia

pink family

whitlowwort

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