Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.
Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.
The relative absence of heat or warmth.
The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.
A climatic cause of disease which can manifest with symptoms such as aversion to cold, cold limbs, contraction of the tendons, thin watery clear fluid discharges and severe pain relieved by warmth and aggravated by cold.
the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
(color) giving no sensation of warmth; "a cold bluish gray"
lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
is the term used to describe decreased functioning of an organ system and presents as any of the following: body aches, chills, poor circulation, fatigue, lack of appetite, loose stools or diarrhea, poor digestion, pain in the joints, slow movements and speech, aversion to cold and craving for heat. Is present in all "hypo" conditions such as hypoadrenalism, hypoglycemia and hypothyroidism
Having less heat energy than the object against which it is compared. A relative term for temperature.
The absence of heat. A refrigeration product does not add cold, but mearly removes the heat.(Added: 8-Sep-1999 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
A condition marked by low or decidedly subnormal temperature. The lack of heat.
Characterized by aversion to cold, desire for heat, hypoactivity, desquamation, lack of thirst, loose stool, pallor, lethargy, dullness, somnolence, weakness, profuse clear urine, thin odorless discharges.
There are two general categories of Cold: External and Internal. External Cold is one of the six External pathogens, which when combined with Wind will cause flu or cold symptoms and when combined with Damp will often cause arthritis. Internal Cold is generally caused by Yang Deficiency whereby Yin is in relative excess and therefore Cold symptoms dominate. Yang Deficiency symptoms include feeling cold, sleepiness, aversion to cold, aches and pains, weakness, diarrhea, and stomach pain. The pulse is often slow and tight; the tongue may be pale or dark; the nails may be pale or dark.
