frostbite

frostbite
Synonyms and related words:
Minamata disease, ache, aching, altitude sickness, anoxemia, anoxia, anoxic anoxia, anthrax, benumb, bite, black lung, caisson disease, chilblain, chilblains, chill, chilliness, chilling, cold creeps, cold shivers, creeps, cryopathy, cut, decompression sickness, dithers, duck bumps, freeze, frost, go through, goose bumps, goose pimples, gooseflesh, horripilation, immersion foot, itai, jet lag, kibe, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, motion sickness, nip, numb, penetrate, pierce, pneumoconiosis, radiation sickness, radionecrosis, red-out, refrigerate, shivering, shivers, sunstroke, the bends, trench foot

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  • Frostbite — Frost bite , v. t. To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. [1913 Webster] My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves. Pepys. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frostbite — Frost bite, n. The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears, fingers, toes, or nose. Severe frostbite can lead to the loss of fingers or toes. Kane …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frostbite — (n.) also frost bite, 1813, from FROST (Cf. frost) + BITE (Cf. bite) …   Etymology dictionary

  • frostbite — ► NOUN ▪ injury to body tissues, especially the nose, fingers, or toes, caused by exposure to extreme cold …   English terms dictionary

  • frostbite — [frôst′bīt΄] vt. frostbit, frostbitten, frostbiting to injure the tissues of (a part of the body) by exposing to, or numbing with, intense cold n. tissue damage caused by such exposure …   English World dictionary

  • Frostbite — This article is about a medical condition. For other uses, see Frostbite (disambiguation). Frostbite Classification and external resources Frostbitten hands ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

  • frostbite — /frawst buyt , frost /, n., v., frostbit, frostbitten, frostbiting. n. 1. injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene. v.t. 2. to injure by frost or… …   Universalium

  • Frostbite — Damage to tissues from freezing due to the formation of ice crystals within cells, rupturing the cells and leading to cell death. Frostbite goes through several stages: {{}}First degree injury: When only the surface skin is frozen, the injury is… …   Medical dictionary

  • Frostbite — Der Name Frostbite (vom Englischen frostbite für „Erfrierung“) steht für: Frostbite (Album) – ein Album des isländischen Musikers Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson in Zusammenarbeit mit Einar Örn Benediktsson von 1993 Frostbite Engine – eine Spiel Engine von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • frostbite — I. transitive verb (frostbit; frostbitten; frostbiting) Date: 1593 to affect or injure by frost or frostbite II. noun Date: 1813 the superficial or deep freezing of the tissues of some part of the body (as the feet or hands); also the damage to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • frostbite — [[t]frɒ̱stbaɪt, AM frɔ͟ːst [/t]] N UNCOUNT Frostbite is a condition in which parts of your body, such as your fingers or toes, become seriously damaged as a result of being very cold. The survivors suffered from frostbite …   English dictionary

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