chilblain

Senso (Inglese)

An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead).

Concetti

gelone

sinonimi

chilblains

pernio

frostbite

Traduzioni

Frostbeule

engelure

χιονίστρα

sabañón

penelló

تورم الأصابع

mayasıl

frieira

geladura

friera

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/t͡ʃɪlbleɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From chill + blain, literally “cold sore”.