Medical Dictionary

immersion foot

noun im·mer·sion foot \i-ˈmər-zhən-, -shən\

Medical Definition of IMMERSION FOOT

:  a painful condition of the feet marked by inflammation and stabbing pain and followed by discoloration, swelling, ulcers, and numbness due to prolonged exposure to moist cold usually without actual freezing

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