algid.
Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
Meaning & usage
Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
algid malaria
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin algeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin algidusbor. English algid Borrowed from Latin algidus (“cold”).
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