FROSTBITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frostbite mean? 

• FROSTBITE (noun)
  The noun FROSTBITE has 1 sense:

1. destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

  Familiarity information: FROSTBITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FROSTBITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cryopathy; frostbite

Hypernyms ("frostbite" is a kind of...):

harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "frostbite"):

immersion foot; trench foot (resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet)

 Context examples 

Don't use a heating pad, heat lamp, or the heat of a stove, fireplace, or radiator for warming. Since frostbite makes an area numb, you could burn it.

(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

You can get frostbite, which is frozen body tissue.

(Hypothermia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

If you have symptoms of frostbite, seek medical care.

(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Signs of frostbite include: • A white or grayish-yellow skin area • Skin that feels unusually firm or waxy • Numbness

(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Frostbite can permanently damage the body, and severe cases can lead to amputation.

(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Frostbite is an injury to the body that is caused by freezing.

(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)