| n. | 1. | The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears, fingers, toes, or nose. Severe frostbite can lead to the loss of fingers or toes. |
| v. t. | 1. | To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. |
| Noun | 1. | frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene Synonyms: cryopathy |
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