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Word: Pernio
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Wiseman (bap. 1615, d. 1676), surgeon. From classical Latin perniōn-, perniō chilblain from perna leg, thigh, ham (from the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek πτέρνα heel) + -iō
Definition:
A chilblain.
