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ALGID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does algid mean?
• ALGID (adjective)
The adjective ALGID has 1 sense:
1. chilly
Familiarity information: ALGID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chilly
Context example:
a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure
Similar:
cold (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Derivation:
algidity (prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure)
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