frostbite
noun
1 frostbite
Destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene.
synonym: cryopathy.
Roget 383:
cold,
coldness
etc.
adj.;
frigidity,
inclemency,
fresco.
winter;
depth of winter,
hard winter;
Siberia,
Nova Zembla;
wind-chill factor.
[forms of frozen water]
ice;
snow,
snowflake,
snow crystal,
snow drift;
sleet;
hail,
hailstone;
rime,
frost;
hoar frost,
white frost,
hard frost,
sharp frost;
barf;
glaze [U.S.],
lolly [U.S.];
icicle,
thick-ribbed ice;
fall of snow,
heavy fall;
iceberg,
icefloe;
floe berg;
glacier;
nev_ee,
serac†;
pruina†.
[cold substances]
freezing mixture,
dry ice,
liquid nitrogen,
liquid helium.
[Sensation of cold]
chilliness
etc.
adj.;
chill;
shivering
etc.
v.;
goose skin,
horripilation†;
rigor;
chattering of teeth;
numbness,
frostbite.
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Dutch: bevriezing
Polish: odmrożenie
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