chilblain

American  

[chil-bleyn] / ˈtʃɪl bleɪn /

noun

Pathology.

1. an inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture.

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chilblain British  

/ ˈtʃɪlˌbleɪn /

noun

1. Technical name: pernio.  pathol (usually plural) an inflammation of the fingers, toes, or ears, caused by prolonged exposure to moisture and cold

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Other Word Forms

• chilblained
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of chilblain

First recorded in 1540–50; chill + blain

Example Sentences

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chilblain

I remember a chilblain that I had on my foot which would not get well.

From Marie Claire by John N. Raphael

Cut an onion in two; take one-half of it, dip it in table salt and well rub, for two or three minutes, the chilblain with it.

From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Pye Henry Chavasse

Gangrene from Frost-bite.—It is difficult to draw the line between the third degree of chilblain and the milder forms of true frost-bite; the difference is merely one of degree.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

"Yes," said he, in that cool way he has, which can be as irritating as a chilblain.

From The Motor Maid by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson

Aha! at last I have touched the chilblain of your heart.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various