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frost⋅bite
[frawst-bahyt, frost-] 
noun, verb, -bit, -bit⋅ten, -bit⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to injure by frost or extreme cold. |
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| frost·bite (frôst'bīt', frŏst'-) n. Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures. tr.v. frost·bit (-bĭt'), frost·bit·ten (-bĭt'n), frost·bit·ing, frost·bites To injure or damage by freezing. |
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Frostbite
Frost"bite\, n. The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears or nose. --Kane.Frostbite
Frost`bite"\, v. t. To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves. --Pepys.
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Language Translation for : frostbite
Spanish:
congelación,
German:
die Erfrierung,
Japanese:
凍傷
Main Entry: 1frost·bite
Pronunciation: 'fros(t)-"bIt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: frost·bit /-"bit/;frost·bit·ten /-"bit-&n/; frost·bit·ing /-"bIt-i[ng]/
: to affect or injure by frost or frostbite
Main Entry: 2frostbite
Function: noun
: the freezing or the local effect of a partial freezing of some part of the body
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frostbite frost·bite (frôst'bīt')
n.
Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.
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| frostbite (frôst'bīt') Pronunciation Key
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. |
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