ALGIDITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("algidity" is a kind of...):

collapse; prostration (an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion)

Derivation:

algid (chilly)

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