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frostbite definition

frost·bite (frôst′bīt′)

transitive verb frostbit -·bit′, frostbitten -·bit′ten, frostbiting -·bit′ing

to injure the tissues of (a part of the body) by exposing to, or numbing with, intense cold

noun

tissue damage caused by such exposure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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