Trench foot

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet, similar to frostbite. uncountable

    "Every year I can, I go to the Glastonbury Festival and pick up a T-shirt or two as a memento. But last year's souvenir was unexpected and certainly unwelcome. I came home with trench foot. […] Trench foot - or Immersion Foot as it is more properly known - occurs when blood vessels restrict their flow to extremities to conserve heat for the body."

  2. 2
    resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet wordnet

Etymology

From its prevalence during the trench warfare of World War I.

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