rhigo-, rhig-

(Greek: cold, frost; shiver)

arhigosis, arrhigosis (s) (noun); arhigoses; arrhigoses (pl)
The lack of the perception of cold: When Dick went outside during the frostiest days of winter, he had no sense of how cold it was and didn't wear any winter clothes, and after seeing his doctor, he was informed that he had a case of arhigosis which should be treated.
rhigolene (s) (noun), rhigolenes (pl)
A colorless, volatile liquid distilled from petroleum: Rhigolene consists primarily of pentane and butane, formerly used as a local anesthetic by freezing.
rhigosis (s) (noun), rhigoses (pl)
The perception or sense of cold: Even though it was toasty warm inside, Jill suffered from rhigosis and had thick jackets on when she was at home.
rhigotic (adjective), more rhigotic, most rhigotic
Pertaining to, or characterized by, a feeling of coldness: Mrs. Jefferson always had a rhigotic sensation when she went outside during the evening, so she always wore a warm sweater or a coat to make sure that she was warm enough.

Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold": algid- (cold, chilly); cheimo-, chimo- (winter, cold); crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost); cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing); frigo-, frig- (cold, frost); gel-, gelati- (freeze, frost, congeal); hiber- (winter, wintry); pago- (cold, freezing); psychro- (cold).