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What is a chilblain?

What is a chilblain? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. 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.
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Chilblain, also called pernio, or erythema pernio, an inflammatory swelling of the skin of the hands or feet, resulting from exposure to cold.
The current menu leaves no fear of having a chilblain attack after dining here.
Jimmy would be sure to tell her that the first signs of a chilblain were approaching.
You don't hardly hear of chilblain feet now, but then most every child you saw had cracked heels.
But Boreas Bluster, coming in just then, saw what was going on, and gave chilblain a whack that sent him spinning out of the room.
I did look like that in his studio, though the chilblain was itching.

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