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A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.

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  1. n. A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
  2. v. t. To produce chilblains upon.
  3. n. inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
  4. A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration. To produce chilblains upon.
  5. A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposureof the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, andsometimes ulceration.
  6. n. inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture