*algi*

a. [ L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide. ] 1. Cold; chilly. Bailey. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Characterized by the presence of shock and cold skin. [ AS ]

Algid cholera (Med.), (a) 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. (b) In its modern use, algid cholera refers to a cholera that has entered the second stage of the disease. In the 19th century, the term algid cholera referred to Asiatic cholera, to distinguish it from other less specific intestinal afflictions. [ AS ]

n. Chilliness; coldness; especially: (Med.), coldness and collapse. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Algidity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Algeria. Population (2000) = unk. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. algificus, fr. algus cold + facere to make. ] Producing cold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from certain algæ. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. 'a`lgos pain: cf. F. antalgique. ] (Med.) Alleviating pain. -- n. A medicine to alleviate pain; an analgesic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. (Med.) Efficacious in curing toothache. -- n. A remedy for toothache. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cephalalgicus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Med.) Relating to, or affected with, headache. -- n. A remedy for the headache. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ L. cephalalgia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; pain: cf. F. céphalalgie. ] (Med.) Pain in the head; headache. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. coxalgia, fr. L. coxa hip. + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; pain: cf. F. coxalgie. ] (Med.) Pain in the hip. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + &unr_; pain: cf. F. entéralgie. ] (Med.) Pain in the intestines; colic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; pain. ] (Med.) Pain in the stomach or epigastrium, as in gastric disorders. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; muscle + &unr_; pain. ] (Med.) Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. nefro`s a kidney + &unr_; pain: cf. F. néphralgie. ] (Med.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + &unr_; pain. See nerve. ] (Med.) A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a return home + &unr_; pain. ] 1. (Med.) Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sentimental yearning to return to an earlier time remembered as happier or more pleasant, or a former place evoking happy memories; a longing to experience again a former happy time; as, a nostalgia for the brotherhood of the Woodstock music festival; a nostalgia for the comradeship of one's college friends. [ PJC ]

a. [ Cf. F. nostalgique. ] Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + 'a`lgos pain. ] (Med.) Toothache. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. odontalgique. ] Of or pertaining to odontalgia. -- n. A remedy for the toothache. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'wtalgi`a; o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + 'a`lgos pain: cf. F. otalgie. ] (Med.) Pain in the ear; earache. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to otalgia. -- n. A remedy for otalgia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phenyl + analgetic + -in. ] (Pharm.) An ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic. It resembles phenacetin in its therapeutic action. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; rib + &unr_; pain. ] (Med.) Pain in the side or region of the ribs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, foot + &unr_; pain. ] (Med.) pain in the foot, due to gout, rheumatism, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; face + &unr_; pain. ] (Med.) Facial neuralgia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis backbone + 'a`lgos pain.] (Med.) A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL. ] See Rachialgia. [ 1913 Webster ]