Cryoanaesthesia (Noun)
Meaning
Insensibility resulting from cold.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The soldiers suffered from cryoanaesthesia after hours of being exposed to the freezing temperatures in the Arctic wilderness.
- Cryoanaesthesia occurred in the hikers who got stranded on the mountain during a sudden snowstorm and couldn't find shelter.
- Extended periods of frostbite can lead to cryoanaesthesia, causing numbness and loss of sensation in the affected area.
- His fingers were frozen to the point of cryoanaesthesia, and he couldn't feel anything even when rubbed vigorously.
- After frostnip set in, the victim started experiencing cryoanaesthesia, making it hard to determine the extent of the injury.