frostbite
noun
injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
frostbites
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pluralof frostbite.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We are managing his frostbites, cold injuries, hydration and trauma. He is being further evaluated and will be in our ICU."
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Second-and third-degree frostbites are treated like burns; sometimes victims are hospitalized.
From Time Magazine Archive
We slept hour after hour, ate a little, tended our frostbites, inflammations, and bruises, mindspoke, slept again.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
The living wildlings Jon sent off to have their wounds and frostbites tended.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Several died during the night, amongst whom was an European conductor; and the proportion of those who escaped without frostbites was small.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 by Various
