trench foot

/trɛntʃ fʊt/
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Other forms: trench feet

Definitions of trench foot
  1. noun
    resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet
    synonyms: immersion foot
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    type of:
    cryopathy, frostbite
    destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
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