algid
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al·gid
(ăl′jĭd)adj.
Cold; chilly.
[Latin algidus, from algēre, to be cold.]
al·gid′i·ty (-jĭd′ĭ-tē) n.
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algid
(ˈældʒɪd)adj
(Medicine) med chilly or cold
[C17: from Latin algidus, from algēre to be cold]
alˈgidity n
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al•gid
(ˈæl dʒɪd)adj.
cold; chilly.
[1620–30; < Latin algidus]
al•gid′i•ty, al′gid•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  algid - chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" |
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