chilblain

[ chil-bleyn ]

/ ˈtʃɪl bleɪn /

noun Usually chilblains. Pathology.

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

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Also called pernio.

Origin of chilblain

First recorded in 1540–50; chill + blain

OTHER WORDS FROM chilblain

chil·blained, adjective

Words nearby chilblain

chihuahua, chikamatsu, chikee, chil-, chilalgia, chilblain, chilcat, child, child abuse, child benefit, child bride

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Example sentences from the Web for chilblain

Got a thorn in your shoe, or a stone-bruise, or a chilblain?
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter
Jimmy would be sure to tell her that the first signs of a chilblain were approaching.
Girls New and Old|L. T. Meade
But I was not so to be finished off, though feeling in my knuckles now as if it were a blueness and a sense of chilblain.
Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore
"Yes," said he, in that cool way he has, which can be as irritating as a chilblain.
The Motor Maid|Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson

Many a chilblain I carried away from kneeling on those granite flags.
Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess|Henry W. Fischer

British Dictionary definitions for chilblain

chilblain

/ (ˈtʃɪlˌbleɪn) /

noun

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

Derived forms of chilblain

chilblained, adjective

Word Origin for chilblain

C16: from chill (n) + blain

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Medical definitions for chilblain

chilblain

[ chĭl′blān′ ]

n.

Erythema, itching, and burning, especially of the dorsa of the fingers and toes, and of the heels, nose, and ears, resulting from exposure to moist cold.erythema pernio