frostbitten
Harmed by cold
Frostbitten describes tissue that has been damaged by extreme cold.
When skin and underlying flesh are exposed to freezing temperatures for too long, ice crystals form in the cells, causing injury that ranges from superficial numbness to deep tissue destruction requiring amputation.
Fingers, toes, ears, and noses are most vulnerable.
The climbers returned from the summit with frostbitten hands.
The word also appears figuratively to describe anything harmed or withered by cold conditions.
Tissue death from bloodlessness
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- tissueDisposable soft paper
blistered · swelling · discoloration · chilblains · frostnip · thawing · numbness · tingling
Extremely cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- polarOf extreme latitudes
subzero · arctic · frozen · chilled · exposed · windchill · hypothermic · permafrost
Loss of sensation
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- burningCombustion in progress
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
aching · painful · tender · sharp · piercing · prickling · deadened · insensate
Protected place or structure
- warmthHeat you feel
- rescueSave from harm
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
endurance · mountaineering · exposure · insulation · layering · fire · heating · prevention
gangrene
Tissue death from bloodlessness
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- blackenedDarkened by burning
tissue · blistered · swelling · discoloration · chilblains · frostnip · thawing · numbness · tingling · hypothermia
freezing
Extremely cold
polar · subzero · arctic · frozen · chilled · exposed · windchill · hypothermic · permafrost · glacial
numbness
Loss of sensation
throbbing · aching · painful · tender · sharp · piercing · prickling · deadened · insensate · raw
shelter
Protected place or structure
expedition · endurance · mountaineering · exposure · insulation · layering · fire · heating · prevention · protection
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- winter weatherblizzards, blizzard, snow, snowstorm, snowstorms
- winter wordswintry, cold, freezing, frozen, icy
- survival statesalive, dead, dying, injured, safe
- status effectsdebuffed, poison, hexed, burn, cursed
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled