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Algarve
algebra
algebraic
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Algeria
algesia
-algia
algicide
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algid
al·gid [ áljid ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
cold and clammy: describes an episode during a severe fever when the patient's body temperature suddenly drops to an unusually low level
[Early 17th century. < Latin algidus< algere "be cold"]

al·gid·i·ty [ al jíddətee ] noun
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