trench foot
noun
: a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from prolonged exposure to cold and wet
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Bennett also developed trench foot, which was common because of the cold, damp conditions.
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Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
Russian military historians have attributed the comparatively low rate of frostbite and trench foot among Soviet forces to their old military practice of using layered linen foot bandages instead of socks.
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2022
For many American soldiers, learning about the jungle — including jaguars and trench foot — has meant confronting the limits of American technological prowess, inspiring a greater degree of humility.
—Damien Cave Mark Abramson, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Perspiration needs to be managed; moisture increases the risk of hypothermia and trench foot.
—Danielle Bochove, Natalia Drozdiak, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2023
The medics often see people with ailments including trench foot, frostbite, blisters from too-small boots, gout and infected lacerations, Burns says.
—oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
Cases of athlete’s foot, corns, toenails that had gone uncut for years and were coiled around and around themselves — all were uncomfortable and easily fixed, as was trench foot.
—Tracy Kidder, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
Providers are anecdotally seeing the worst cases of things like trench foot, a type of foot damage from prolonged exposure to cold, damp and unsanitary conditions causing feet to swell and smell like decay.
—Saphara Harrell, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021
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Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
Russian military historians have attributed the comparatively low rate of frostbite and trench foot among Soviet forces to their old military practice of using layered linen foot bandages instead of socks.
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2022
For many American soldiers, learning about the jungle — including jaguars and trench foot — has meant confronting the limits of American technological prowess, inspiring a greater degree of humility.
—Damien Cave Mark Abramson, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Perspiration needs to be managed; moisture increases the risk of hypothermia and trench foot.
—Danielle Bochove, Natalia Drozdiak, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2023
The medics often see people with ailments including trench foot, frostbite, blisters from too-small boots, gout and infected lacerations, Burns says.
—oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
Cases of athlete’s foot, corns, toenails that had gone uncut for years and were coiled around and around themselves — all were uncomfortable and easily fixed, as was trench foot.
—Tracy Kidder, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
Providers are anecdotally seeing the worst cases of things like trench foot, a type of foot damage from prolonged exposure to cold, damp and unsanitary conditions causing feet to swell and smell like decay.
—Saphara Harrell, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021
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“Trench foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trench%20foot. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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