ALGID

algid

(adjective) chilly; “a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

algid (comparative more algid, superlative most algid)

(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.

Anagrams

• Lagid

Source: Wiktionary


Al"gid, a. Etym: [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide.]

Definition: Cold; chilly. Bailey. Algid cholera (Med.), Asiatic cholera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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