Definition of "frostbite" []

• Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures. (noun)
• To injure or damage by freezing. (verb-transitive)

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• "My hands and face were burning with that "frostbite is just around the corner" sensation after only a few minutes."
• "Skin destroyed by frostbite is completely black and looks loose and flayed, as if burnt."
• ""Exposure," the chapter about hypothermia and frostbite, is quite graphic and medically detailed in its depiction of exactly what happens to the body as it freezes to death."