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trench feet Definition


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trench foot
trench feet
noun
    1. A condition in which the feet become painfully swollen and blistered, often with some blackening of the tissue, and which is caused by long-term immersion in water or mud.
Etymology: 1915: so called because soldiers in the trenches in World War I frequently suffered from this condition.



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