Algid /(ăl"jĭd)/

Al·gid

Algid

a.
  1. Cold; chilly.
  2. Characterized by the presence of shock and cold skin. (Med.)

Phrases & Compounds
Algid cholera
A term formerly used for a classic untreated cholera (also called Asiatic cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae); it is marked by three stages that succeed each other. These stages include a watery diarrhea stage, a stage of shock and collapse characterized by a cold skin and, the final stage of high fever. Patients usually die at the second stage of the disease.