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

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 Thomson, Alexis

The same instant Ashiepattle's companion with the fifteen winters in his body let loose the last one right in the king's face, which swelled up into a big chilblain.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by Patten, William

And, twirling twice in the midst of a corolla of pink cashmere dressing-gown, she sank to the floor and began to nurse a chilblain on her heel.

From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

"Got a thorn in your shoe, or a stone-bruise, or a chilblain?"

From Vanguards of the Plains by McCarter, Margaret Hill

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

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