algid- +
(Latin: cold, chilly)
algid
1. Cold; severely chilled or chilling.
2. Characterized by hykpothermia, clammy skin, and prostration.
A reference to certain severe conditions or stages of a disease; such as, algid malaria.
3.
Not related to Greek
algein, “to feel pain”. It means “cold, chilly;” from Latin
algere, “to be cold”.
algidism
A spontaneous sensation of extreme cold.
algidity
1. A description of an episode during a severe fever when the patient's body temperature suddenly drops to an unusually low level.
2. Coldness, chilliness; especially, that which is caused by the collapse of vital bodily functions.
algid malaria, algid pernicious fever
Falciparum malaria with gastrointestinal manifestations predominating, characterized by cold, clammy skin, and hypotension.
Falciparum malaria is characterized by paroxysms of fever occurring at irregular intervals and often by the localization of the organism in a specific organ, causing capillary blockage in the brain, lungs, intestinal mucosa, spleen, and kidneys.
algidness
The state of being algid; chillness; algidity.
algid stage
A condition occurring in cholera, falciparum malaria, and other diseases marked by extensive intestinal discharges; characterized by subnormal temperature, feeble flickering pulse, hypotension, and various neurologic symptoms.
algifacient, algefacient
1. An agent that has a cooling action.
2. A refrigerant.
algific
Causing cold, chilling.
algifical
A reference to that which makes anyone chilly or cold.
Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold":
cheimo- (winter, cold);
crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost);
cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing);
frigo-, frig- (cold, frost);
gel-, gelati- (freeze, frost, congeal);
hiber- (winter, wintry);
pago- (cold, freezing);
psychro- (cold);
rhigo- (cold, frost; shiver).
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