chilblain
pronunciation
How to pronounce chilblain in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪlbleɪn]
How to pronounce chilblain in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪlˌblen]
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- Noun:
- inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
Word Origin
- chilblain (n.)
- 1540s, from chill (n.) + blain "inflamed swelling or sore on skin." Related: Chilblains.
Example
- 1. The ugly scar on my hands shows chilblain , once again .
- 2. Ulcerated chilblain on the heel .
- 3. In addition , dermatitis or eczema or psoriasis chilblain inflammatory disease etc , when called secondary vitiligo vitiligo .
- 4. My foot has grown the thing looking like chilblain black in winter , has become a bleb afterwards .
- 5. Therapeutic observation of hepudiod cream in treating 50 cases of chilblain of erythema multiforme .