frostbite

frost·bite  (frôstbt, frst-)

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 (-bt), frost·bit·ten (-btn), frost·bit·ing, frost·bites

To injure or damage by freezing.

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frostbite [ˈfrɒstˌbaɪt]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) destruction of tissues, esp those of the fingers, ears, toes, and nose, by freezing, characterized by tingling, blister formation, and gangrene

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) NZ a type of small sailing dinghy

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frostbite  (frôstbt)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene cryopathy harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. immersion foot, trench foot - resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet

Translations

frostbite [ˈfrɒstbaɪt] N → congelación f

frostbite [ˈfrɒstbaɪt] n → gelures fpl

frostbite [ˈfrɒstˌbaɪt] n → congelamento

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frostbite [ˈfrɒstˌbaɪt] n → congelamento