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trench foot

trench foot noun: a medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet, similar to frostbite.

Noun

trench foot (uncountable)

  1. A medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet, similar to frostbite.
    • 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...2008 June 23, Andy Sully, “I got trench foot at Glastonbury”, in BBC News
    Synonyms:
    immersion foot

trench foot meaning in Tamil

trench foot in Tamil

கால்வீக்க நோய்

Synonyms of trench foot

Origin of trench foot

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

Questions about trench foot

What does trench foot mean?
Trench foot means a medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet, similar to frostbite.
What is trench foot in Tamil?
Trench foot in Tamil is கால்வீக்க நோய். See Trench foot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trench foot?
Trench foot is a noun.

Words near trench foot in the dictionary

  1. trench dress
  2. trench dresses
  3. trench effect
  4. trench fever
  5. trench fevers
  6. trench foot
  7. trench knife
  8. trench knives
  9. trench mentalities
  10. trench mentality
  11. trench mortar

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