trench foot
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trench foot — n a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from exposure to cold and wet * * * blackening of the toes and the skin of the foot due to death of the superficial tissues and caused by prolonged immersion in cold water or exposure… … Medical dictionary
trench foot — trench′ foot n. pat injury of the skin, blood vessels, and nerves of the feet due to prolonged exposure to cold and moisture, common among soldiers serving in trenches • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
trench foot — n. a diseased condition of the feet resulting from prolonged exposure to wet and cold and the circulatory disorders caused by inaction, as of soldiers in trenches … English World dictionary
trench foot — noun resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet • Syn: ↑immersion foot • Hypernyms: ↑frostbite, ↑cryopathy * * * noun Etymology: so called from its prevalence among soldiers serving in the trenches during… … Useful english dictionary
trench foot — /trɛntʃ ˈfʊt/ (say trench foot) noun a disease of the feet due to exposure to cold and wet, common among soldiers serving in trenches …
trench foot — immersion foot blackening of the toes and the skin of the foot due to death of the superficial tissues and caused by prolonged immersion in cold water or exposure to damp and cold … The new mediacal dictionary
trench foot — noun Date: 1915 a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from prolonged exposure to cold and wet … New Collegiate Dictionary
trench foot — noun A medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet. Similar to, but not the same as frostbite. Syn: immersion foot … Wiktionary
trench foot — Synonyms and related words: Minamata disease, altitude sickness, anoxemia, anoxia, anoxic anoxia, anthrax, black lung, caisson disease, chilblain, decompression sickness, frostbite, immersion foot, itai, jet lag, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning … Moby Thesaurus
trench foot — Pathol. injury of the skin, blood vessels, and nerves of the feet due to prolonged exposure to cold and wet, common among soldiers serving in trenches. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
trench foot — noun a painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue … English new terms dictionary
