frostnip
noun
frost·nip
ˈfrȯs(t)-ˌnip 
: the reversible freezing of superficial skin layers that is usually marked by numbness and whiteness of the skin
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The frostnip was like wearing a thimble.
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Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2021
Individuals experiencing frostnip won’t experience permanent damage to their skin, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2023
The first is called ‘frostnip,’ and that is a cooling of the outermost skin tissue without any actual destruction to the tissue.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
While battling appalling weather in Greenland Chandi suffered frostnip -- an early stage of frostbite -- on the tip of her nose.
—Laura Smith-Spark and Francesca Street, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021
Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2021
Individuals experiencing frostnip won’t experience permanent damage to their skin, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2023
The first is called ‘frostnip,’ and that is a cooling of the outermost skin tissue without any actual destruction to the tissue.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
While battling appalling weather in Greenland Chandi suffered frostnip -- an early stage of frostbite -- on the tip of her nose.
—Laura Smith-Spark and Francesca Street, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021
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frostnip
noun
frost·nip
ˈfrȯs(t)-ˌnip
: the reversible freezing of superficial skin layers that is usually marked by numbness and whiteness of the skin
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