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PERNIO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pernio mean?
• PERNIO (noun)
The noun PERNIO has 1 sense:
1. inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
Familiarity information: PERNIO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
chilblain; chilblains; pernio
Hypernyms ("pernio" is a kind of...):
blain (an inflammatory swelling or sore)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pernio"):
kibe (ulcerated chilblain on the heel)
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