/ˌpəːnɪˈəʊniːz/, U.S. /ˌpərniˈoʊniz/.pernion.
/ˈpəːnɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpərnioʊ//ˌpəːnɪˈəʊniːz/, U.S. /ˌpərniˈoʊniz/. Medicine.
A chilblain; (also) the condition of having chilblains.
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pernio1676
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1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. xiii. 62 Pernio is a peculiar Inflammation, and belongeth to Bloud; it raiseth a thick red Swelling with itching pain in the Hands and Feet. Those affecting the Hands are generally called Chilblanes... When they affect the Feet they are called Kibes.
1740 Allen's Synopsis Medicinae (ed. 2) xii. 163 Perniones or Chilblanes afflict the Hands and Feet in the Winter-time.
1788 J. Pearson Princ. Surg. 153 The simple pernio is characterized by redness of the part, accompanied with a pruritus and sense of tingling, especially on being suddenly exposed to heat.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 313 That the pernio or chilblain belongs to the genus erythema is perfectly obvious.
1885 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Handbk. Dis. Skin 169 Such is the mode in which chilblains (perniones) make their appearance.
1941 J. Masefield Gautama 19 Cures for all from pernio to spasms.
1959 H. L. DuVries Surg. of Foot v. 103 Repeated mild frostbite produces vasomotor instability resulting in chilblains, or perniones.
1974 Arch. Dermatol. 109 57/1 Our cases best fit into the classification of acute pernio or chilblains.
2000 Pediatric Dermatol. 17 97 Childhood pernio is uncommon and may be associated with the presence of cryoproteins.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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