- trench frostbite
- trench frostbite,= trench foot. (Cf. ↑trench foot)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
trench frostbite
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trench feet — trench foot or trench feet noun A diseased condition of the feet caused by long exposure to cold and wet, esp affecting soldiers in trench warfare • • • Main Entry: ↑trench * * * trench foot or trench feet, a foot disease like frostbite, caused… … Useful english dictionary
trench foot — n a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from exposure to cold and wet * * * blackening of the toes and the skin of the foot due to death of the superficial tissues and caused by prolonged immersion in cold water or exposure… … Medical dictionary
trench foot — noun resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet • Syn: ↑immersion foot • Hypernyms: ↑frostbite, ↑cryopathy * * * noun Etymology: so called from its prevalence among soldiers serving in the trenches during… … Useful english dictionary
Frostbite — This article is about a medical condition. For other uses, see Frostbite (disambiguation). Frostbite Classification and external resources Frostbitten hands ICD 10 … Wikipedia
trench foot — noun Date: 1915 a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from prolonged exposure to cold and wet … New Collegiate Dictionary
trench foot — noun A medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet. Similar to, but not the same as frostbite. Syn: immersion foot … Wiktionary
trench hand — contracture or other incapacity of the hand from frostbite; so called from its occurrence in the trenches during World War I … Medical dictionary
frostbite — Synonyms and related words: Minamata disease, ache, aching, altitude sickness, anoxemia, anoxia, anoxic anoxia, anthrax, benumb, bite, black lung, caisson disease, chilblain, chilblains, chill, chilliness, chilling, cold creeps, cold shivers,… … Moby Thesaurus
trench foot — Synonyms and related words: Minamata disease, altitude sickness, anoxemia, anoxia, anoxic anoxia, anthrax, black lung, caisson disease, chilblain, decompression sickness, frostbite, immersion foot, itai, jet lag, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning … Moby Thesaurus
trenchfoot — trench foot n. A condition of the foot resembling frostbite, caused by prolonged exposure to cold and dampness and often affecting soldiers in trenches. [From its occurrence among soldiers in trenches.] * * * … Universalium
