Found 2 items, similar to Frostbite.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: frostbite frostbite n : destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene [syn: cryopathy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Frostbite Frostbite \Frost`bite"\, v. t. To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. [1913 Webster] My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves. --Pepys. [1913 Webster] Frostbite \Frost"bite\, n. The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears, fingers, toes, or nose. Severe frostbite can lead to the loss of fingers or toes. --Kane.