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  1. A chilblain is a painful inflammation of the 
  2. skin of the feet, hands, or ears, due to 
  3. cold. The parts turn red, swell, itch 
  4. violently, and are very tender. In worse 
  5. cases, the skin cracks, blisters, or 
  6. ulcerates.
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  8. Subject by: Russell Webb
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