| algid | Cold; chilly. <medicine> Algid cholera, Asiatic cholera. Origin: L. Algidus cold, fr. Algere to be cold: cf. F. Algide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| algid malaria | A form of falciparum malaria chiefly involving the gut and other abdominal viscera; gastric algid malaria is characterised by persistent vomiting; dysenteric algid malaria is characterised by bloody diarrheic stools in which enormous numbers of infected red blood cells are found. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algid pernicious fever | A pernicious malarial attack in which the patient presents symptoms of collapse and shock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algid stage | The stage of collapse in cholera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algidity | <medicine> Chilliness; coldness; especially . Coldness and collapse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gastric algid malaria | See: algid malaria. Induced malaria, malaria acquired by artificial means, e.g., via blood transfusion, common syringes, or malariotherapy. Intermittent malaria, a malarial fever, usually of the tertian or quartan type, in which there is complete apyrexia, with absence of the other symptoms, in the intervals between the paroxysms. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dysenteric algid malaria | See: algid malaria. (05 Mar 2000) |