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.

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Origin of acrocyanosis

From New Latin; see origin at acro-, cyanosis

Words nearby acrocyanosis

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

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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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Medical 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.

Other words from acrocyanosis

ac′ro•cy′a•not′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.