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单词 algidity
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algidityn.

Brit. /alˈdʒɪdᵻti/, U.S. /ælˈdʒɪdᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: algid adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < algid adj. + -ity suffix, after post-classical Latin algiditas (1632 or earlier). Compare earlier frigidity n.
Chiefly Medicine.
Coldness, chilliness; spec. coldness of the skin or body, esp. in an individual suffering from shock, as in the late stages of untreated cholera, septicaemia, etc.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun]
coldeOE
cheldec1000
kelda1350
coldnessc1400
algor?1440
algory1623
algidity1656
frigidness1727
algidness1731
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > high or low temperature > [noun] > low temperature
cold?a1400
through-cold1562
perfrigeration1585
key-cold1602
perfriction1607
algidity1874
hypothermia1886
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Algidity, Algor, great cold or chilness.
1824 F. Morice Ess. Agric. ii. 31 A district too declining in the direction from which stormy and chilly blasts proceed, is rendered less fertile, by being exposed to algidity, which frequently proves injurious to vegetation.
1874 Lancet 3 Oct. 497/1 On the 22nd severe cramps, algidity, and blueness of skin, with entire cessation of purging and vomiting.
1900 Arch. Surg. 5 207 The lividity of the hands..was never attended by algidity.
1916 W. H. Deaderick & L. Thompson Endemic Dis. Southern States 117 When, in addition to the symptoms of algidity already detailed, there exist symptoms simulating true cholera, there is the variety of algid malaria usually spoken of as choleraic pernicious.
1959 Nature 28 Nov. 1727/1 Neither dyspnœa, nor algidity was noted, and the behaviour of the animals was strictly normal.
2007 C. H. Clabough Warrior's Path 32 I remove my back-pack and pull out my foam sleeping pad,..placing the beer inside in an attempt to preserve as best I can its algidity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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