trench foot en · NOUN
Etymology
From its prevalence during the trench warfare of World War I.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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 flow to extremities to conserve heat for the body.
2008 June 23, Andy Sully, “I got trench foot at Glastonbury”, in BBC News:
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el πόδι των χαρακωμάτων (medical condition) · pl stopa immersyjna (medical condition) · fr pied de tranchée (medical condition) · nl loopgravenvoeten (medical condition) · de Immersionsfuß (medical condition) · pl stopa okopowa (medical condition) · es pie de trinchera (medical condition) · ru транше́йная стопа́ (medical condition) · el πους των χαρακωμάτων (medical condition) · et kaevikpöid (medical condition) · da skyttegravsfod (medical condition)