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immersion foot
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  immersion foot - resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wettrench footcryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene |
immersion foot
immersion foot[ə′mər·zhən ‚fu̇t] (medicine) A serious and disabling condition of the feet due to prolonged immersion in seawater at 60°F (15.6°C) or lower, but not at freezing temperature. immersion foot
immersion [ĭ-mer´zhun] 1. the plunging of a body into a liquid.2. the use of the microscope with the object and object glass both covered with a liquid.3. a state of being deeply involved in something.cultural immersion the process of becoming familiar with a culture by extensive questioning and by active participation in the life of the culture, a technique used in ethnographic research for gaining increased familiarity with language, sociocultural norms, traditions, and other social dimensions in a culture.immersion foot a condition resembling trench foot occurring in persons who have spent long periods in water.im·mer·sion foota condition resulting from prolonged exposure to damp and cold; the extremity is initially cold and anesthetic, but on rewarming becomes hyperemic, paresthetic, and hyperhidrotic; recovery is often slow. Synonym(s): trench footimmersion foot An affliction of sailors who wear cold and damp rubber sea boots for extended periods; the cold induces peripheral vasoconstriction and ischaemia, which, if severe, may require amputation.
Although it is common practice to consider immersion foot synonymous with trench foot, the foot is wetter for a longer period in the latter.immersion foot A form of cold injury resulting from prolonged immersion in cold water. Long-term constriction of the blood vessels results in tissue damage from deprivation of oxygen and nutrition. Permanent loss of sensation and abnormal sensitivity to cold result. In the most severe cases GANGRENE occurs. Also known as trench foot.FinancialSeeFootimmersion foot
Related to immersion foot: chilblainsSynonyms for immersion footnoun resembling frostbite but without freezingSynonymsRelated Words |