rhigo-, rhig- +

(Greek: cold, frost; shiver)


arhigosis, arrhigosis
1. Lack of the perception of cold.
2. Inability to perceive cold.
3. Absence of the cold sense.
rhigolene
A colorless, volatile liquid distilled from petroleum and consisting primarily of pentane and butane, formerly used as a local anesthetic by freezing.
rhigosis
1. The perception or sense of cold.
2. The ability to feel cold.
rhigotic
Pertaining to, or characterized by, rhigosis or the ability to feel cold.

Related cold, frost; freezing units of words: algid-; cheimo-, chimo-; crymo-, krymo-; cryo-, kryo-; frigo-; gel-; pago-; psychro-.


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