Cryoanesthesia (Noun)
Meaning
Insensibility resulting from cold.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Prolonged exposure to extreme cold led to the onset of cryoanesthesia, which left the hiker numb and disoriented.
- The doctor explained that the patient's loss of sensation in the toes was due to cryoanesthesia from frostbite.
- After falling through the ice, the victim experienced severe cryoanesthesia, which rendered his limbs immobile.
- The effects of cryoanesthesia set in quickly as the stranded traveler's Body temperature dropped to a critical level.
- In the depths of winter, residents of the remote village often suffered from mild cryoanesthesia due to the freezing temperatures.