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frostbite

[ frawst-bahyt, frost- ]

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noun

injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.

, frost·bit, frost·bit·ten, frost·bit·ing.

frostbite

/ ˈfrɒstˌbaɪt /

destruction of tissues, esp those of the fingers, ears, toes, and nose, by freezing, characterized by tingling, blister formation, and gangrene
a type of small sailing dinghy

frostbite

/ frôst′bīt′ /

Damage to a part of the body as a result of exposure to freezing temperatures. It is caused by a loss of blood supply and the formation of ice crystals in the affected body part.

First recorded in 1605–15; frost + bite

Many others who survived suffered severe frostbite and have had or soon will undergo amputations.

Let's hope he didn't get frostbite - here's the science of getting naked in antarctica.

They can also give you frostbite on your face or even kill you.

In a fall show dubbed "frostbite," Jenden sent cool, sleek concoctions down the runway.

This bone-chilling week, they are perhaps just a surer way to avoid frostbite.

Except for a touch of frostbite on his toes and fingers, Barrent was all right.

They had not been able to frostbite her yet because she had been too young; but they would get her presently.

The cold burned our cheeks a fierce brick-red, and a frostbite showed on them like a patch of white putty.

To expose flesh was to feel instantly the sharp sting that heralds frostbite.

The fun of snow-shoeing, mitigated by frostbite, quickly degenerated from a sport into a mere means of locomotion.

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