rigid

rigid
ri|gid,
ri|gi|de
<aus lat. rigidus »starr, steif« zu rigere »starr, steif sein«>:
1. streng, unnachgiebig.
2. starr, steif, fest (z. B. bezogen auf die Beschaffenheit der Arterien bei Arteriosklerose; Med.).

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