cold skin
Flesh lacking warmth
Cold skin is skin that feels cool to the touch, often indicating reduced blood flow, shock, or exposure to cold temperatures.
Medically, cold and clammy skin signals conditions like hypothermia or circulatory problems: The paramedic noted the patient's cold skin.
Figuratively, cold skin can suggest death or emotional distance.
- clammyMoist and cool
- clammy handsMoist, cool grip
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
corpse · frostbite · hypothermia · chills · bloodless · pale · cadaver · morgue · room temperature · death grip · body temperature · sweat · shock · numbness · deathly · waxy · lifeless · dead body
physiological state
cold skinfever
Elevated body temperature
healthy glow · flushed cheeks · body heat · pyrexia · vital signs
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