Chilblain

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  • noun. An inflammation followed by itchy irritation on the hands, feet, or ears, resulting from exposure to moist cold.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To afflict with chilblains; produce chilblains in: as, my feet were chilblained.
  • noun. A blain or sore produced by cold; an erythematous condition of the hands or feet, accompanied with inflammation, pain, and sometimes ulceration; erythema; pernio.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
  • transitive verb. To produce chilblains upon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears. It occurs when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
  • Word Usage
    "DESCRIPTION: A chilblain is the swelling and inflammation of body tissue as a result of exposure to cold temperatures."
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    blain  
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    kibe  
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