"algid" meaning in English

See algid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæl.d͡ʒɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-algid.wav Forms: more algid [comparative], most algid [superlative]
enPR: ălʹjĭd Etymology: Probably borrowed from Latin algidus (“cold”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|algidus||cold}} Latin algidus (“cold”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} algid (comparative more algid, superlative most algid)
  1. (medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera. Categories (topical): Medicine, Temperature Derived forms: algidity, algidness Translations (cold, chilly): студе́н (studén) [masculine] (Bulgarian), àlgid (Catalan), prochladlý (Czech), kil (Dutch), koud (Dutch), alilämpöinen (Finnish), froid (French), algide (French), kalt (German), algido [masculine] (Italian), álgido (Portuguese), ледяно́й (ledjanój) (Russian), холо́дный (xolódnyj) (Russian), álgido (Spanish), kall (Swedish), kylig (Swedish)
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