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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a general cold" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a common cold or a mild illness that affects the respiratory system, typically characterized by symptoms like a runny nose, cough, and sore throat.
Example: "After spending the day outside in the chilly weather, I caught a general cold that left me feeling miserable."
Alternatives: "a common cold" or "a mild cold".
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Anakinra was also able to prevent cold-associated acute inflammation in patients with FCAS during an experimental cold challenge protocol to study the acute inflammatory mechanisms occurring after a general cold exposure in FCAS patients.
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Callousness and lack of empathy: a lack of feelings toward people in general; cold, contemptuous, inconsiderate, and tactless.
As a general guideline, cold food is usually gentler on the stomach and proves more effective at calming nausea than hot food does.
Maxine Peake's wonderful face seems permanently pinched with worry about her insecure bastard of a husband, love of her two sons and the general cold always bouncing off stone walls and damp wooden settles.
In general, cold puddings tend to benefit from being a mold and need to be made well ahead of serving time.
In general cold sprayed coatings showed better wear performance when compared with Cu substrate.
In general, cold winter days in 2010 turned out to be less cold than equivalent days in earlier years had been.Overall, judging by pressures and winds, 2009-10 shaved have been as cold as 1963, the coldest winter in the records analysed, with temperatures on average 4°C lower than normal.
In general, cold effects were delayed and lasted about 5 days after the extreme cold days.
In general, cold effects lasted about 10 days after the extreme cold period ended.
In general, cold effects were delayed by two days and lasted for five days.
In general, cold stress induced the most rapid upregulation of VvWRKY genes of all the abiotic stress treatments.
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