algid

/'ældʤid/

Thân thiện

A patient lies algid under a blanket in the hospital.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Chilly, cold: Describes something that is very cold or characterized by a lack of warmth.
   • Medical sense: Marked by a state of prostration (extreme weakness) with cold, clammy skin and low blood pressure, often associated with severe conditions like shock or certain fevers (e.g., algid malaria).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The explorers were unprepared for the algid winds of the mountain pass.
  • The patient presented with algid symptoms, requiring immediate medical attention.

Advanced Usage

• "Algid stage": A phase in certain illnesses characterized by severe coldness and collapse.
  • The disease progressed to its algid stage, which is often critical.

Variants and Related Words

• Algidity (noun): The state or condition of being algid; coldness.
  • The algidity of the water made swimming impossible.

Synonyms

• Chilly
• Frigid
• Gelid (poetic/literary)
• Cold

Antonyms

• Warm
• Hot
• Febrile (specifically in a medical context, meaning feverish)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. chilly
   • a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure