frostbite

Even if they fall off a cliff, you don’t know whether it was a consequence of impaired balance and cognitive function due to altitude illness, or perhaps a loss of coordination from frostbite.
Why Do Climbers Really Die on Everest?|Alex Hutchinson|May 19, 2021|Outside Online
Frozen toes at the bottom of your sleeping bag, the fear of frostbite looming in the back of your mind, and the ever-present possibility that you didn’t bring enough layers.
How to stay warm while sleeping in the frigid outdoors|Alisha McDarris|February 12, 2021|Popular-Science
Don’t rub frostbitten fleshIt’s only natural to rub your hands together when they are cold, but this isn’t a wise thing to do when your tissues are suffering from frostbite.
10 winter survival tips everyone should know|Tim MacWelch|December 15, 2020|Popular-Science
Many others who survived suffered severe frostbite and have had or soon will undergo amputations.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable|Dick Dorworth|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Let's hope he didn't get frostbite - here's the science of getting naked in antarctica.
Nude At The South Pole, It's Alexander Skarsgard, NOT Prince Harry (This Time!)|Tom Sykes|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They can also give you frostbite on your face or even kill you.
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Whip-Its|Winston Ross|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a fall show dubbed "frostbite," Jenden sent cool, sleek concoctions down the runway.
London's New Look|Alisa Gould-Simon|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This bone-chilling week, they are perhaps just a surer way to avoid frostbite.
But Can We Still Have Fun?|Kathleen Parker|January 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Except for a touch of frostbite on his toes and fingers, Barrent was all right.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley
They had not been able to frostbite her yet because she had been too young; but they would get her presently.
The Pastor's Wife|Elizabeth von Arnim
The cold burned our cheeks a fierce brick-red, and a frostbite showed on them like a patch of white putty.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
To expose flesh was to feel instantly the sharp sting that heralds frostbite.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
The fun of snow-shoeing, mitigated by frostbite, quickly degenerated from a sport into a mere means of locomotion.
The Magnetic North|Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)

British Dictionary definitions for frostbite

frostbite

/ (ˈfrɒstˌbaɪt) /

noun

destruction of tissues, esp those of the fingers, ears, toes, and nose, by freezing, characterized by tingling, blister formation, and gangrene

NZ a type of small sailing dinghy

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Medical definitions for frostbite

frostbite

[ frôst′bīt′ ]

Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.

Scientific definitions for frostbite

frostbite

[ frôst′bīt′ ]

Damage to a part of the body as a result of exposure to freezing temperatures. It is caused by a loss of blood supply and the formation of ice crystals in the affected body part.

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