acrocyanosis

[ ak-roh-sahy-uh-noh-sis ]

/ ˌæk roʊˌsaɪ əˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

cyanosis of the extremities, characterized by blueness and coldness of the fingers and toes.

Nearby words

acrocephalopolysyndactyly, acrocephalosyndactyly, acrocephaly, acrochordon, acrocorinth, acrocyanosis, acrodermatitis, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, acrodermatitis continua, acrodermatitis enteropathica, acrodermatitis perstans

Origin of acrocyanosis

From New Latin; see origin at acro-, cyanosis

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British Dictionary definitions for acrocyanosis

acrocyanosis

/ (ˌækrəʊˌsaɪəˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun

cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood

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Medicine definitions for acrocyanosis

acrocyanosis

[ ăk′rō-sī′ə-nō′sĭs ]

n.

A circulatory disorder in which the hands, and less commonly the feet, are persistently cold, blue, and sweaty.

Related forms

ac′ro•cy′a•not′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.